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Oncology MCQs for DHA General Practitioner CBT

Prepare Oncology for DHA GP CBT with MCQs on common cancers, warning signs, screening, diagnosis, complications and general management principles.

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Prepare Oncology for DHA GP CBT with MCQs on common cancers, warning signs, screening, diagnosis, complications and general management principles.

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Sample MCQ 1
A patient with metastatic cancer has severe persistent pain despite regular non-opioid therapy. What principle is appropriate?
A. Escalate analgesia according to pain severity, including opioids when indicated
B. Avoid opioids categorically
C. Use antibiotics for pain
D. Stop all palliative treatment
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Correct Answer: Option A
Cancer pain should be treated proportionately using multimodal analgesia, including opioids when clinically indicated.
Sample MCQ 2
A patient receiving cisplatin requires monitoring for which major toxicity?
A. Nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity
B. Severe hypoglycemia only
C. Hyperthyroidism only
D. Aplastic crisis in every patient
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Correct Answer: Option A
Cisplatin can cause dose-limiting kidney injury and ototoxicity, among other adverse effects.
Sample MCQ 3
Which symptom in a cancer patient most strongly suggests superior vena cava syndrome?
A. Facial swelling with distended neck veins and dyspnea
B. Isolated ankle sprain
C. Watery diarrhea only
D. Unilateral calf pain without chest symptoms
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Correct Answer: Option A
Obstruction of the SVC causes venous congestion of the head, neck and upper limbs with dyspnea and visible collateral veins.
Sample MCQ 4
A patient with colorectal cancer has a KRAS mutation. Why is this clinically relevant?
A. It can predict lack of benefit from anti-EGFR therapy in metastatic disease
B. It confirms small-cell lung cancer
C. It proves hereditary breast cancer
D. It indicates sensitivity to trastuzumab
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Correct Answer: Option A
Activating RAS mutations predict resistance to anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Sample MCQ 5
A patient with prostate cancer develops new severe back pain. Which metastatic pattern is classically associated with prostate cancer?
A. Osteoblastic bone metastases
B. Purely lytic lesions only
C. No bone metastases
D. Brain metastases only
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Correct Answer: Option A
Prostate cancer commonly spreads to bone and often produces osteoblastic/sclerotic lesions.
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