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Principles of Oncology

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Total cards: 9•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What are the 6 (stupid) principles of Oncology?

Back (Answer)

1) Prevention > cure 2) Early detection aids outcome 3) Curable cancers 4) Easily treatable cancers 5) Cost vs Benefit 6) Need histo

#2
Front (Question)

What are the 4 treatment modalities?

Back (Answer)

1) Surgery 2) Radiotherapy 3) Chemotherapy 4) Immunotherapy

#3
Front (Question)

What are the 4 aims/uses of chemotherapy?

Back (Answer)

1) Curative (destroy all cancer cells and cure disease) 2) Palliative (control and prolong life) 3) Adjuvant (post surgery/radiotherapy) 4) Neoadjuvant (pre surgery/radiotherapy)

#4
Front (Question)

What are the 3 main methods of chemotherapy administration?

Back (Answer)

IV, Oral, Local

#5
Front (Question)

What are the 4 methods of regional administration?

Back (Answer)

1) Intraperitoneal (eg. ovarian cancer) 2) Intravesical (eg. bladder cancer) 3) Intrathecal (Spinal cord or intracranial) 4) Hepatic artery infusion (eg. Hepatocellular carcinoma)

#6
Front (Question)

Why do px undergoing chemotherapy lose their hair?

Back (Answer)

rapidly dividing cells are more sensitive

#7
Front (Question)

What is the most prominent adverse effect of chemotherapy?

Back (Answer)

Myelosuppression

#8
Front (Question)

What is the dose-limiting toxicity of chemotherapy?

Back (Answer)

Myelosuppression

#9
Front (Question)

How does myelosuppression commonly manifest?

Back (Answer)

1) Anemia 2) Neutropenia 3) Thrombocytopenia