cell cycle - Answers series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide
normal cells - Answers Follow a typical cycle they grow , divide and die
Cancer cells - Answers - grow uncontrollably
- invade other tissues
- remain in undifferentiated state
- spread to parts of the body
- escape detection & destruction by immune response
- immortal
carcinogens - Answers Cancer causing agents, chemicals that cause cancer by mutating DNA
carcinogen factors - Answers - hereditary
- hormonal
- environment agents
- chemical exposure
- smoking
- alcohol
- geography
- radiation
- oncogenic viruses
- bacteria & parasites
- immune system
- age
targeted therapies - Answers a cancer therapy that is specific for cancer cells and not harmful to normal
cells
Immunotherapies - Answers a cancer therapy that uses the immune system to recognize and destroy
cancer cells.
, bio therapies - Answers Therapy originated from biological sources and affects the biological response
and Haemo poetic growth factor
Erythropoietin - Answers A hormone produced and released by the kidney that stimulates the
production of red blood cells by the bone marrow.
chemotherapy nursing considerations - Answers -Monitor bleeing.
-Avoid injections and rectal temperatures.
-Press venipunture sites.
-Monitor appetite and nutrition, intake and output, and prophylactic antiemetics.
-Provide small frequent meals.
-Prevent infection.
-Monitor oral hygiene.
-Administer antifungals and anesthetics as ordered.
Cancer management - Answers Diagnosis & staging
Cure control
Rehab
Supportive care
Palliation of symptoms
Anemia - Answers a deficiency of red blood cells
Thrombocytopenia - Answers low platelet count
pancytopenia - Answers deficiency of all types of blood cells
Neutropenia - Answers deficiency of neutrophils
Types of cancer - Answers carcinoma, sarcoma, lymphoma, leukemia
Extent of disease - Answers Detailed description of how far the disease has spread from the primary site
of a cancer ( staging)
Chemotherapy side effects - Answers 1. bone marrow suppression
2. nausea and vomiting
3. altered immunologic response