Antineoplastic Drugs Cancer Treatment Overview Questions and Answers 2025

Antineoplastic Drugs: Cancer Treatment
Overview Questions and Answers 2025
Neoplasm - correct answers Abnormal tissue growth



Metastasis - correct answers Spread to other parts of the body



Paraneoplastic Syndromes - correct answers Symptoms not directly caused by the tumor,
like fatigue, fever, or weight loss



Carcinomas - correct answers Epithelial tissue cancers



Sarcomas - correct answers Connective tissue cancers



Leukemias/Lymphomas - correct answers Cancers of blood and lymph



Chemotherapy - correct answers Treats cancer by targeting rapidly dividing cells using
antineoplastic drugs



Cell Cycle-Specific (CCS) - correct answers Work during certain phases of cell growth



Cell Cycle-Nonspecific (CCNS) - correct answers Work at any phase of the cell cycle



Narrow therapeutic index - correct answers Requires careful dosing and monitoring



Combination therapy - correct answers Common to improve effectiveness



Myelosuppression - correct answers Infection risk due to decreased bone marrow activity

, Antineoplastic Drugs: Cancer Treatment
Overview Questions and Answers 2025

Nadir - correct answers Lowest white blood cell count



Alopecia - correct answers Hair loss



Nausea/Vomiting - correct answers Common side effects of chemotherapy



Extravasation - correct answers Drug leaking into tissue



Dose-limiting toxicities - correct answers GI and bone marrow effects that limit drug
dosage



Targeted Therapy - correct answers Aims to protect healthy cells while treating cancer



Hormonal Agents - correct answers Used for hormone-sensitive tumors



Radioactive Drugs - correct answers Deliver targeted radiation



Miscellaneous Agents - correct answers Don't fit into other groups of cancer treatments



Female-specific drugs - correct answers Often used to treat breast, ovarian, or
endometrial cancers.



Male-specific drugs - correct answers Used for prostate cancer and other androgen-
sensitive tumors.