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Subject : health-sciences
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1. Limit Growth






2. Breast cancer - non-hodgkin's lymphoma






3. 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






4. To prevent future development in high risk areas






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






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. 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)






8. Cure - Control - palliation (pain relive)






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






10. 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






11. 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






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






13. 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






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






15. Mutation - Oncogenes - Tumor suppressor genes






16. 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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Major cause is smoking






23. Migration and proliferation of endothelial cells






24. 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.






25. Mutation - Oncogenes - Tumor suppressor genes






26. Major cause is smoking






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






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






29. 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






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






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






32. 66%






33. Code for proteins to turn off cell growth - loss of function - Recessive






34. 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






35. Tumor cell to elicit and immune response






36. 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






37. 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






38. Relieve pain - Relieve obstruction






39. Polypeptides that influence cell growth






40. 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






41. 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






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






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

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44. Extent of disease






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






46. Cancer stays in one place






47. 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






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






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






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