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Cancer
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. -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
Cancer Surgery
Progression
Financial Implications
Cancer Cell growth
2. Secondary effect of an agent -alone may not be able to induce malignancy -some initiators may act as own promoters (cigarette tars) -activities of promoters is reversible
Stage 1 Lymphoma
Promotion
Normal cell growth
Grade 1
3. Tumor cell to elicit and immune response
Stage 2 Lymphoma
Immunogenicity
Metastasis
Chemotherapy control
4. 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
3 ways cancer can spread
Adjuvant
Oncogenes
Initiation
5. Relieve pain - Relieve obstruction
Extent of disease classification
Chemotherapy and palliation
Prophylaxis
Progression
6. Cancer stays in one place
Neoadjuvant
Benign
Methods of Chemo Administration
Chemotherapy Side Effects
7. Most common cancer in American women -Second leading cause of cancer deaths in America -Bracogene defect
Breast cancer
Arrest
Radiation side effects
The 5 year relative survival rate fro all cancers combined is...
8. Medication that caused birth defects by cutting off blood supply - now trying to use it to cut off angiogenesis
Bio therapy
Benign
Risk factors
Lydomyte
9. Lung - Lyrnyx - Esophagus - pancreas - mouth - stomach - leukemia - bladder - kidney - cervix
Grading=
Cancer treatments
Stage 1 Lymphoma
Smoking related cancers
10. Breast cancer - non-hodgkin's lymphoma
Risk factors
3 ways cancer can spread
Chemotherapy control
Chemotherapy cure
11. The cancer is found in two or more lymph node regions on one side of the diaphram
Tumor Markers
Stage 2 Lymphoma
The 5 year relative survival rate fro all cancers combined is...
Financial Implications
12. Cure - Control - palliation (pain relive)
Extent of disease classification
Direct Extension
Initiation
Cancer treatment goals
13. Limit Growth
Women's #1 cancer
Disease Control
Arrest
Preventable causes of cancer
14. Cancer stays in one place
Histological classification
Methods of Chemo Administration
Immunogenicity
Benign
15. 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
Radiation side effects
Chemotherapy Side Effects
Chemotherapy control
Grading=
16. 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)
Direct Extension
Cancer treatments
Financial Implications
Multi-agent regimens
17. Blood - Lymph - Direct extension
Grading=
Chemotherapy cure
Post-op Management
3 ways cancer can spread
18. Begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord
Arrest
Breast cancer
Nursing management
Central nervous system cancers
19. Different drugs to affect periods of cell cycle
Cancer Incidence
Chemotherapy and palliation
Chemotherapy and cell cycle
Leukemia
20. Distinguishing the mutant cell (appearance & differentiation) aka histology
Frequency of cancer
Radiation Internal
Grading=
Risk factors
21. Mutation - Oncogenes - Tumor suppressor genes
Kidney failure
Genetic influences associated with cancer
Leukemia
Stage 1 Lymphoma
22. 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.
Normal cell growth
Carcinogenesis (3 stages)
What is Cancer?
Radiation Internal
23. Appearance & degree of differentiation - Grading-> GX-G4
Chemotherapy cure
Stage 3 Lymphoma
Prognostic factors
Histological analysis classification
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
Cancer treatment goals
Stage 4 Lymphoma
Extent of disease classification
Chemotherapy Side Effects
25. Cells differ slightly from normal cells
Grade 1
Screening & early detection of Breast cancer
Kidney failure
Immunogenicity
26. A permanent change in a DNA nucleotide sequence can be spontaneously or caused by mutagens
Screening & early detection of Breast cancer
Multi-agent regimens
Immunogenicity
Mutation
27. Most common form - Linear accelerator generates ionizing radiation
Neoadjuvant
Pre-op Nursing management
Radiation External
Lymphoma and Myeloma
28. Fibrin mesh work protection from host's immune cells
Neoadjuvant
Smoking related cancers
Methods of Chemo Administration
Arrest
29. Advanced age -Benign proliferate disease -Reproductive risk factors -Environmental (radiation & pestisides) -Hormonal factors (oral contraceptives)-Energy expenditure (weight gain - lack of physical activity)-Dietary risk factor: high fat intake & a
Lydomyte
Breast cancer
Cancer treatment goals
Risk factors
30. Primary Therapy -Neoadjuvant -Adjuvant (with something) -Prophylaxis -Disease Control -Palliation
Disease Control
Arrest
Radiation
Prophylaxis
31. Brachytherapy -Sources are placed directly into tumor or in close proximity (e.g. lung - cervical - prostate)
Cancer treatments
Nursing management
Tumor Markers
Radiation Internal
32. Breast cancer - non-hodgkin's lymphoma
Cancer Incidence
Disease Control
Chemotherapy control
Grading=
33. Preoperative with or without chemotherapy - Goal to shrink tumor before surgery
Stage 4 Lymphoma
Neoadjuvant
Carcinogenesis (3 stages)
Stage 2 Lymphoma
34. Tobacco -1/3 of all new cases of cancer are related to nutrition - physical inactivity and obesity -Radiation (~1 billion new cases of basal and squamous cell skin cancer will be diagnosed this year)
Bio therapies
Arrest
Preventable causes of cancer
Carcinogenesis (3 stages)
35. Different drugs to affect periods of cell cycle
Leukemia
Grading=
Leukemia
Chemotherapy and cell cycle
36. To prevent future development in high risk areas
Diagnostic Studies
Prophylaxis
Histological analysis classification
Screening & early detection of Breast cancer
37. Polypeptides that influence cell growth
Preventable causes of cancer
Pre-op Nursing management
Growth factors
Carcinogenesis (3 stages)
38. Final stage -Increased growth rate of tumor -Increased invasiveness -Detectable mass= 1 cm and 1 billion cells
Prophylaxis
Progression
Methods of Chemo Administration
Metastasis
39. Cells more abnormal - moderately differentiated
Lymphoma and Myeloma
Grade 2
Chemotherapy
Prognostic factors
40. Cells differ slightly from normal cells
Grade 1
Post-op Management
Grading=
Stage 2 Lymphoma
41. Mutation - Oncogenes - Tumor suppressor genes
Grade 4
Genetic influences associated with cancer
Histological Characteristic
Tumor-suppressor Genes
42. Cancer cells that go to other parts of the body
Chemotherapy
Risk factors
Stage 4 Lymphoma
Malignant
43. Burkitt's Lymphoma -Hodgkin's Lymphoma -Testicular cancer
Cancer Cell growth
Grade 1
Stage 3 Lymphoma
Chemotherapy cure
44. Exposure->mutation - Initiation - Promotion - Progression & metastasis
Breast cancer
Carcinoma
Carcinogenesis (3 stages)
Grade 1
45. Begins in bone - cartilage - fat - muscle - blood vessels - or other connective or supportive tissue
Sarcoma
Genetic influences associated with cancer
Pre-op Nursing management
Arrest
46. Begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs
Histological classification
Kidney failure
Stage 1 Lymphoma
Carcinoma
47. Given at the same time b/c different mechanisms of action that lower the amount of drugs given-> decrease toxicity
Central nervous system cancers
Arrest
Multi-agent regimens
Kidney failure
48. Begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system cancers
Progression
Oncogenes
Initiation
49. -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
Central nervous system cancers
Cancer Cell growth
Arrest
Kidney failure
50. Spread of cancer to other organs. Eg:- in colon ->muscularis-> into ovaries
Normal cell growth
Central nervous system cancers
Tumor-suppressor Genes
Direct Extension