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Subject : health-sciences
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Post surgery or chemotherapy - Goal to reduce risk of local recurrence






2. 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






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






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






5. 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)






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

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7. Limit Growth






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






9. Lung - Lyrnyx - Esophagus - pancreas - mouth - stomach - leukemia - bladder - kidney - cervix






10. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)-> Cervical cancer Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-> Liver cancer HIV->Capoze's sarcomaEbstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-> Perkins (rare) lymphoma






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






12. Mutation - Oncogenes - Tumor suppressor genes






13. 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)






14. Blood - Lymph - Direct extension






15. What cell is is? - How agressive?






16. -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






17. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)-> Cervical cancer Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-> Liver cancer HIV->Capoze's sarcomaEbstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-> Perkins (rare) lymphoma






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






19. 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






20. Tumor cell to elicit and immune response






21. What cell is is? - How agressive?






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






23. Mimic body's immune system






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






25. Begin in the cells of the immune system






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






27. To prevent future development in high risk areas






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






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. Cells differ slightly from normal cells






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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






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






39. 1st to occur because heart and brain are very important organs






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






41. 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






42. Cancer stays in one place






43. Starts in blood forming tissue such as bone marrow






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






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






46. Major cause is smoking






47. Starts in blood forming tissue such as bone marrow






48. 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






49. Cells are very abnormal - Moderately differentiated






50. Different drugs to affect periods of cell cycle