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Subject : health-sciences
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1. Begins in bone - cartilage - fat - muscle - blood vessels - or other connective or supportive tissue






2. High cost sharing -Caps on benefits -Life time maximums -High health care costs if too sick to work -Waiting periods -Strict restrictions on eligibility -Premiums too expensive to afford. Uninsured and COBRA (makes your insurance go up)






3. Distinguishing the mutant cell (appearance & differentiation) aka histology






4. Immediate post-Op assessments and cares (per hospital policy) -Pain management -Monitor for complications (e.g. infection) -Reinforce post-op self-cares (tubes - site - etc)-Assess psychosocial response -Assess for body image fears






5. Stage 1: Early disease - Stage 2: Locally advanced disease - Stage 3: Advanced disease - Stage 4: widespread disease

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6. Assist with decision making (teaching) -Assess psychosocial status & needs -Assess understanding of intervention -Reinforce info. about procedure - complications. - hospital procedures - & follow-up management -Educate regarding post-op self cares






7. Most common form - Linear accelerator generates ionizing radiation






8. ~1 -368 -030 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed this year~ 563 -650 Americans are expected to die of cancer this year ~ 9.6 million Americans with a history of cancer are alive today






9. Routine mammography-Digital mammography -Clinical breast examination -Breast self examination






10. Spread of cancer from an initial site -Includes: angiogenesis - Invasion - Transport - Immunogenicity - arrest - Establishment of a secondary tumor






11. Interluken vaccines-> pumping body full of what you normally produce -When stopping this therapy monitor for normal body functioning and antibiotics to resume could take some time






12. Cells are immature and primitive - Origin of cells difficult to determine






13. Most common cancer in American women -Second leading cause of cancer deaths in America -Bracogene defect






14. The use of cytotoxic drugs to destroy cancer cells -Multi-agent regimens superior to single drug administration -Can be used pre-op -Mainstay of therapy






15. 1.Breast 2.Prostate 3.Lung 4.Colon 5.UNK PRIM 6.Stomach 7.Rectum 8.pancreas 9.Bladder 10.Lymphoma 11.All other






16. Clinical breast exam -Diagnostic mammography -Ultrasound -Biopsy -MRI -PET (look @ metastatic pattern)=






17. Nausea & Vomiting -Bone marrow suppression -Alopecia: Hair loss -Weight gain or loss -Anorexia -Fatigue -Decline in functional status -Mucositis-'chemo' brain: foggyness that happens post chemo






18. Given at the same time b/c different mechanisms of action that lower the amount of drugs given-> decrease toxicity






19. Assist with decision making (teaching) -Assess psychosocial status & needs -Assess understanding of intervention -Reinforce info. about procedure - complications. - hospital procedures - & follow-up management -Educate regarding post-op self cares






20. Education related to treatment & side effects -Ongoing skin assessment-Management of skin irritations -Assessment for fatigue- most common and disabling side effect -Education about fatigue management -rest periods-mild exercise -Emotional support du






21. Lung - Lyrnyx - Esophagus - pancreas - mouth - stomach - leukemia - bladder - kidney - cervix






22. Intravenous -Intraarterial -Intrapeitoneal -Intrathecal:into spinal canal -Intravesical Bladder -Oral






23. Cells are very abnormal - Moderately differentiated






24. Nausea & Vomiting -Bone marrow suppression -Alopecia: Hair loss -Weight gain or loss -Anorexia -Fatigue -Decline in functional status -Mucositis-'chemo' brain: foggyness that happens post chemo






25. Depending upon site -skin: dry - itchy - red and irritated - desquamation (skin peeling) -Heart -Bowel & bladder -skin erythema -hyper pigmentation -Itching -Fatigue -Dry or moist desquamation -Edema -Loss of sensation -Pain






26. Malignant transformation causing mutation of DNA Can be caused by: -Inherited mutation during DNA replication -Exposure to chemical - radiation - or virus (Carcinogens) -Cancer related genes






27. Most common cancer in American women -Second leading cause of cancer deaths in America -Bracogene defect






28. Mutation - Oncogenes - Tumor suppressor genes






29. Breast cancer

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30. Cells are immature and primitive - Origin of cells difficult to determine






31. Extent of disease






32. Cells more abnormal - moderately differentiated






33. -Defect in differentiation-Secrete enzyme to dissolve binding protein fibronectin- no cell surface adherence -Loss of ability to stop dividing- uncontrolled proliferation-Doubling time (exponential growth)-Loss of cell borders -ability to form new bl






34. Based on spread of disease staging -Tumor Node Metastasis classification system -Stage 0-4






35. Cells differ slightly from normal cells






36. Primary Therapy -Neoadjuvant -Adjuvant (with something) -Prophylaxis -Disease Control -Palliation






37. Relieve pain - Relieve obstruction






38. The disease involves lymph nodes both above & below the diaphragm.






39. A permanent change in a DNA nucleotide sequence can be spontaneously or caused by mutagens






40. Used in Prevention - determine the diagnostic and treatment plan (clinical staging) - Cure and or control of cancer - Supportive care - Rehabilitation - Palliation of symptoms - Diagnosis (biopsy)






41. Appearance & degree of differentiation - Grading-> GX-G4






42. A group of more than 200 diseases characterized by the uncontrolled and unregulated growth of cells -caused by both external and internal factors -second leading cause of death in U.S.






43. Major cause is smoking






44. Proteins and antigens - Monitor for recurrence






45. The age & menopausal status of patient -The stage of the disease






46. ~1 -368 -030 new cancer cases are expected to be diagnosed this year~ 563 -650 Americans are expected to die of cancer this year ~ 9.6 million Americans with a history of cancer are alive today






47. Based on spread of disease staging -Tumor Node Metastasis classification system -Stage 0-4






48. The ER and PR status of the tumor -The measures of proliferative capacity of the tumor -Her2/neu gene amplification.






49. Begin in the cells of the immune system






50. Breast cancer - non-hodgkin's lymphoma






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