NURS 314 Med Surg I - Unit 2.4 Cancer
Treatment Modalities Latest Update
Prophylactic use to eliminate or reduce risk of cancer in at-risk pt's - ANSWER
Prevention
Remove only as much tissue as necessary and spare normal tissue - ANSWER
Cure
- May be used if tumor cannot be completely removed
- Follow-up chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- May make chemo or radiation more effective since tumor mass is reduced -
ANSWER Debulking surgery (used to control)
Examples of palliative care when cure or control is not possible - ANSWER -
Insertion of gastric feeding tube
- Placement of central venous access device
- Prophylactic surgical fixation of bones at risk for pathologic fractures
- Debulking of tumor to relieve pain or pressure
- Colostomy for the relief of a bowel obstruction
- Laminectomy for the relief of a spinal cord compression
Types of biopsies - ANSWER - excisional biopsy
- incisional biopsy
- punch biopsy
- shave biopsy
- needle biopsy
Uses a small knife (scalpel) to remove an entire lump or an area of abnormal
skin, including a portion of normal skin down to or through the fatty layer of skin
- ANSWER excisional biopsy
Treatment Modalities Latest Update
Prophylactic use to eliminate or reduce risk of cancer in at-risk pt's - ANSWER
Prevention
Remove only as much tissue as necessary and spare normal tissue - ANSWER
Cure
- May be used if tumor cannot be completely removed
- Follow-up chemotherapy or radiation therapy
- May make chemo or radiation more effective since tumor mass is reduced -
ANSWER Debulking surgery (used to control)
Examples of palliative care when cure or control is not possible - ANSWER -
Insertion of gastric feeding tube
- Placement of central venous access device
- Prophylactic surgical fixation of bones at risk for pathologic fractures
- Debulking of tumor to relieve pain or pressure
- Colostomy for the relief of a bowel obstruction
- Laminectomy for the relief of a spinal cord compression
Types of biopsies - ANSWER - excisional biopsy
- incisional biopsy
- punch biopsy
- shave biopsy
- needle biopsy
Uses a small knife (scalpel) to remove an entire lump or an area of abnormal
skin, including a portion of normal skin down to or through the fatty layer of skin
- ANSWER excisional biopsy
