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Subject : health-sciences
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1. Mimic body's immune system






2. Mimic body's immune system






3. 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






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






5. Begins in bone - cartilage - fat - muscle - blood vessels - or other connective or supportive tissue






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






7. 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






8. Tumor cell to elicit and immune response






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






10. Most common form - Linear accelerator generates ionizing radiation






11. 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)






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






13. Strictly regulated -Predetermined to differentiate into specific cell type -Controlled cell death (apoptosis) & proliferation -Contact inhibition -Cell surface adherence-Inability to wander






14. Cancer cells that go to other parts of the body






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






16. Starts in blood forming tissue such as bone marrow






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






18. Cancer stays in one place






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






20. Mutation - Oncogenes - Tumor suppressor genes






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






22. Polypeptides that influence cell growth






23. 66%






24. Begins in the skin or in tissues that line or cover internal organs






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






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






27. Breast cancer

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






29. Starts in blood forming tissue such as bone marrow






30. 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






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. 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






33. Cure - Control - palliation (pain relive)






34. 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.






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






36. Extent of disease






37. Cells differ slightly from normal cells






38. Post surgery or chemotherapy - Goal to reduce risk of local recurrence






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






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






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






42. Preoperative with or without chemotherapy - Goal to shrink tumor before surgery






43. Inappropriately active versions of proto-oncogens (normal genes before mutation) code for proteins that induce malignant growth by turning on cell division (growth factors)






44. Most common form - Linear accelerator generates ionizing radiation






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






46. Different drugs to affect periods of cell cycle






47. Polypeptides that influence cell growth






48. To prevent future development in high risk areas






49. Surgery - Radiation - Chemotherapy - Biotherapy - Hormonal therapy






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







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