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Cancer
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1. Extent of disease
Staging=
Central nervous system cancers
Central nervous system cancers
Bio therapies
2. Migration and proliferation of endothelial cells
Growth factors
Histological analysis classification
Angiogenesis
Tumor-suppressor Genes
3. Post surgery or chemotherapy - Goal to reduce risk of local recurrence
Cancer treatment goals
Benign
Immunogenicity
Adjuvant
4. Burkitt's Lymphoma -Hodgkin's Lymphoma -Testicular cancer
Cancer Surgery
Promotion
Chemotherapy cure
Carcinogenesis (3 stages)
5. Surgery - Radiation - Chemotherapy - Biotherapy - Hormonal therapy
Lymphoma and Myeloma
Cancer treatments
Bladder Cancer
Angiogenesis
6. Exposure->mutation - Initiation - Promotion - Progression & metastasis
Carcinogenesis (3 stages)
Grade 1
Immunogenicity
Tumor Markers
7. Intravenous -Intraarterial -Intrapeitoneal -Intrathecal:into spinal canal -Intravesical Bladder -Oral
Chemotherapy
Progression
Methods of Chemo Administration
Grade 1
8. 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
Chemotherapy
Benign
Stages of Lymphoma (non-Hodgkin's)
Initiation
9. 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
Post-op Management
Lymphoma and Myeloma
Oncogenes
Frequency of cancer
10. Code for proteins to turn off cell growth - loss of function - Recessive
Prophylaxis
Lymphoma and Myeloma
Tumor-suppressor Genes
Chemotherapy cure
11. The lymphoma has advanced beyond the lymph nodes and spleen and has spread to one or more organs such as bone - bone marrow skin or liver.
Growth factors
Chemotherapy Side Effects
Financial Implications
Stage 4 Lymphoma
12. Begins in bone - cartilage - fat - muscle - blood vessels - or other connective or supportive tissue
Chemotherapy and palliation
Metastasis
Sarcoma
Grading=
13. Starts in blood forming tissue such as bone marrow
Neoadjuvant
Methods of Chemo Administration
Leukemia
Benign
14. 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
Stage 1 Lymphoma
Chemotherapy cure
Post-op Management
Stage 2 Lymphoma
15. Mutation - Oncogenes - Tumor suppressor genes
Pre-op Nursing management
Progression
What is Cancer?
Genetic influences associated with cancer
16. Strictly regulated -Predetermined to differentiate into specific cell type -Controlled cell death (apoptosis) & proliferation -Contact inhibition -Cell surface adherence-Inability to wander
Radiation side effects
Normal cell growth
Kidney failure
Chemotherapy control
17. Spread of cancer from an initial site -Includes: angiogenesis - Invasion - Transport - Immunogenicity - arrest - Establishment of a secondary tumor
What is Cancer?
Metastasis
Normal cell growth
Prognostic factors
18. 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
Cancer treatment goals
Neoadjuvant
Frequency of cancer
Pre-op Nursing management
19. Most common cancer in American women -Second leading cause of cancer deaths in America -Bracogene defect
Oncogenes
Breast cancer
Carcinogenesis (3 stages)
Immunogenicity
20. Spread of cancer to other organs. Eg:- in colon ->muscularis-> into ovaries
Chemotherapy and palliation
Direct Extension
Central nervous system cancers
Histological Characteristic
21. 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
Oncogenes
Cancer Incidence
Extent of disease classification
Chemotherapy Side Effects
22. Proteins and antigens - Monitor for recurrence
Carcinoma
Tumor Markers
Risk factors
Stage 4 Lymphoma
23. The lymphoma has advanced beyond the lymph nodes and spleen and has spread to one or more organs such as bone - bone marrow skin or liver.
Methods of Chemo Administration
Multi-agent regimens
Chemotherapy control
Stage 4 Lymphoma
24. Tumor cell to elicit and immune response
Breast cancer
Immunogenicity
Breast cancer
Chemotherapy control
25. Given at the same time b/c different mechanisms of action that lower the amount of drugs given-> decrease toxicity
Multi-agent regimens
Tumor-suppressor Genes
Radiation side effects
Breast cancer
26. Based on spread of disease staging -Tumor Node Metastasis classification system -Stage 0-4
Grade 1
Extent of disease classification
Progression
Post-op Management
27. Cells are immature and primitive - Origin of cells difficult to determine
Grade 4
Methods of Chemo Administration
Histological analysis classification
Stage 1 Lymphoma
28. 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)
Chemotherapy and palliation
Financial Implications
The 5 year relative survival rate fro all cancers combined is...
Tumor-suppressor Genes
29. 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)
Screening & early detection of Breast cancer
Neoadjuvant
Adjuvant
Cancer Surgery
30. Primary Therapy -Neoadjuvant -Adjuvant (with something) -Prophylaxis -Disease Control -Palliation
Leukemia
Radiation
Histological classification
Chemotherapy cure
31. 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
Stage 4 Lymphoma
Grade 1
Normal cell growth
Initiation
32. Intravenous -Intraarterial -Intrapeitoneal -Intrathecal:into spinal canal -Intravesical Bladder -Oral
Benign
Chemotherapy
Methods of Chemo Administration
Cancers related to infectious exposure
33. ~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
Chemotherapy and cell cycle
Pre-op Nursing management
Stage 1 Lymphoma
Cancer Incidence
34. The age & menopausal status of patient -The stage of the disease
Prognostic factors
Cancer Incidence
Prophylaxis
Cancer treatment goals
35. 1.Breast 2.Prostate 3.Lung 4.Colon 5.UNK PRIM 6.Stomach 7.Rectum 8.pancreas 9.Bladder 10.Lymphoma 11.All other
Frequency of cancer
Radiation External
Adjuvant
Cancer treatment goals
36. Blood - Lymph - Direct extension
Lymphoma and Myeloma
Arrest
Prophylaxis
3 ways cancer can spread
37. Proteins and antigens - Monitor for recurrence
Grade 2
Tumor Markers
Multi-agent regimens
Smoking related cancers
38. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)-> Cervical cancer Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-> Liver cancer HIV->Capoze's sarcomaEbstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-> Perkins (rare) lymphoma
Breast cancer
Bio therapies
Radiation side effects
Cancers related to infectious exposure
39. The disease involves lymph nodes both above & below the diaphragm.
Stage 1 Lymphoma
Smoking related cancers
Stage 3 Lymphoma
Bladder Cancer
40. 66%
Radiation side effects
Chemotherapy control
The 5 year relative survival rate fro all cancers combined is...
Neoadjuvant
41. Most common cancer in American women -Second leading cause of cancer deaths in America -Bracogene defect
Progression
Breast cancer
Chemotherapy and palliation
Chemotherapy and cell cycle
42. Most common form - Linear accelerator generates ionizing radiation
Radiation External
Chemotherapy and palliation
Pre-op Nursing management
Promotion
43. Relieve pain - Relieve obstruction
Prophylaxis
Chemotherapy and palliation
Breast cancer
Staging=
44. 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
Chemotherapy
Bio therapy
Leukemia
Frequency of cancer
45. Begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs
Bladder Cancer
Carcinoma
Prognostic factors
Chemotherapy Side Effects
46. 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)
Sarcoma
Leukemia
The 5 year relative survival rate fro all cancers combined is...
Preventable causes of cancer
47. 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.
Mutation
Lydomyte
What is Cancer?
Oncogenes
48. Breast cancer - non-hodgkin's lymphoma
Grade 3
Grade 1
Chemotherapy control
Nursing management
49. Begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system cancers
The histologic and nuclear grade of the primary tumor
Post-op Management
Kidney failure
50. 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
Direct Extension
Histological analysis classification
Angiogenesis
Pre-op Nursing management