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Index
One
03
EXAM 3




Two
Three
TOPICS




Four
cardiac




Five
infection




Six
immunity



Seven
hematology


Eight
oncology
Nine
Ten
Eleven Twelve




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, CELLULAR REGULATION
thebodyabilitytocontrol cellactivitysocellsfunctionnormally
cancerinchildrengreatlydiffersfromadultsdueto itbeingcogenital mostofthetime whichmeansthereis no
wayto prevent cancer like wecan in adults
etiologyis notverywellunderstood
bymaintaininggoodnutrition keepingactive limitingexcessive x rayscan
commoncancers
leukemias
vrxmost
cancer rapidcellgrowth in childrenusuallyhappens duringperiods of
growthspurts rapidgrowth
lymphomias italsoincreasesrxs of tothis antineoplasticdrugs
wilm'stumor 1 complications are typicallytakenoverextended
CNStumors 2 progression responsedue periodsof time
braintumors 3 vtreatment

ratecancers SURVIVALRATES are steady increasing



cancersurvival
ALL influencingfactors
non hodgkin'slymphoma ageofchild diagnosis longtermfollow up
multidrugTXs care watchingprogressio
thetypeof evenpost
cancerCANCER
TX RESPONSE
tumorhistology toidentifythetypeofcancer
tumorcellsmioticindex measurescellproliferation
dividingquickly more
aggressivedetermines aggressiveness
differentiation howmatureornormala cancerlooks orf
prognosis times
well moderatepoorlydifferentated undifferentiated poorprognosis metastasis
tumor burden totalamountofcancercells inthebody a certain

timeCHEMOTHERAPY PHASES
INDUCTION targetsresistantcells to v tumorburden
inducesaremission

CONSOLIDATION moreinvasive starts in remission to kill anyremainingcells
MAINTENANCE includeschemotomaintaina

remissionWHY
CHEMOTHERAPY
Chemoisthegoldstandardcancertreatment
it usescytotoxicdrugstoinhibitcelldivision
it affectsnormal cancerouscells fastgrowingcellslike hair

types CELLCYCLEAGENTS worksoncellsthat areactivelydividingin particularcells
CELLCYCLENONSPECIFICAGENTS kills anystage even rest bestfor slowdividingcancers




CANCERS

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