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WorksheetsTreatment Modality for Upper GI Cancer
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
The following statement is related to the treatment of esophageal cancer.
Herceptin is one of the treatment modalities
The most common surgery is esophagectomy
Chemoradiotherapy is suggested as a first treatment
Nutritional support is the only treatment use for palliation
A patient with esophageal cancer was told by the doctor that he is not suitable for oesophagectomy. This is because
the tumor have invades the trachea
evidence of lymph node involvement
the cancer has metastasis to distant organ
chemotherapy is the best curative treatment
Treatment modalities for stage IV stomach cancer include
total gastrectomy
radiotherapy to relief symptoms
targeted therapy by giving herceptin
palliative chemotherapy to improve patient’s quality of life
Trastuzumab (Herceptin) is one of the treatment for esophageal cancer treatment because it
can stop angiogenesis
increase cure rate if use along with radiation therapy
is indicated in metastatic esophageal adenocarcinoma
use in recurrent gastroesophageal cancer with positive HER2
Treatment of choice for locally advanced esophageal cancer (T3N1MO) is
surgery
chemoradiation
adjuvant radiotherapy
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
A patient diagnose with stage IIA (T2N1M0) gastric cancer can be treated with
chemotherapy
targeted therapy
radiotherapy
partial gastrectomy
The aims of palliative therapy for esophageal cancer patient is to
cure the cancer
inhibit the cancer growth
treat the swallowing problem
improve patient’s quality of life
The purpose of endoscopic palliation for advanced stage oesophageal cancer is to
overcome dysphagia
have good quality of life
avoid surgical procedure
improve nutritional intake
Contraindication of oesophagectomy is
the tumor have invades the trachea
evidence of lymph node involvement
the cancer has metastasis to distant organ
chemotherapy is the best curative treatment
Treatment modalities for stage II stomach cancer is
radiotherapy
total gastrectomy
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
targeted therapy
