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Subject : health-sciences
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1. Relieve pain - Relieve obstruction






2. Medication that caused birth defects by cutting off blood supply - now trying to use it to cut off angiogenesis






3. Major cause is smoking






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






5. 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






6. Cancer stays in one place






7. 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






8. 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






9. Grade 1-4 - grade by cell when we can't tell where its from






10. 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






11. Burkitt's Lymphoma -Hodgkin's Lymphoma -Testicular cancer






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






13. Migration and proliferation of endothelial cells






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






15. Polypeptides that influence cell growth






16. Blood - Lymph - Direct extension






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






18. Grade 1-4 - grade by cell when we can't tell where its from






19. Burkitt's Lymphoma -Hodgkin's Lymphoma -Testicular cancer






20. -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






21. 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






22. What cell is is? - How agressive?






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






24. The cancer is found only in a single lymph node region or one organ or area outside the lymph node






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






26. Begin in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord






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






28. 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






29. Brachytherapy -Sources are placed directly into tumor or in close proximity (e.g. lung - cervical - prostate)






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






31. 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.






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

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






34. Spread of cancer to other organs. Eg:- in colon ->muscularis-> into ovaries






35. 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






36. The cancer is found in two or more lymph node regions on one side of the diaphram






37. 66%






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






39. The cancer is found in two or more lymph node regions on one side of the diaphram






40. 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






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






42. Medication that caused birth defects by cutting off blood supply - now trying to use it to cut off angiogenesis






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






44. 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






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






46. Fibrin mesh work protection from host's immune cells






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






48. Final stage -Increased growth rate of tumor -Increased invasiveness -Detectable mass= 1 cm and 1 billion cells






49. 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






50. Different drugs to affect periods of cell cycle