Question 1

Please explain why the incidence of ovarian cancer (surface epithelial

type)/carcinoma is low in women who take the oral contraceptive pill

and who have undergone tubal ligation, compared with the general

population?

Question 2

What is the treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma?

Question 3

How effective is a paracetamol and codeine phosphate combination

in cancer pain therapy and ordinary pain therapy, and what is the

difference in using them in cancer pain therapy?

Question 4

What is meant by co-analgesic drugs in palliative care?

Question 5

Is trastuzumab useful in all patients with metastatic breast cancer?

Question 6

I have heard that Imatinib is useful in stromal cell tumours. Can you

explain the mechanism?

Question 7

Does monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS)

progress to multiple myeloma?

Question 8

Why do some cancers particularly metastase to bone?

Question 9

What is the difference between lead time bias and length time bias.

Question 10

Could lymphocytosis (lymphocytes: 4.4109

/L, representing 56%

of total lymphocytic count) and not accompanied by any other

haematological or systemic symptoms or signs except for mild weight

loss (5-10% previous body weight) some 12 years ago, with no

progression until now, be chronic lymphocytic leukaemia?