ANSWERS(RATED A+)
Amount of oxygen in air - ANSWER22%
Local seeding - ANSWERdistribution spread in local area
Bloodborne metastasis - ANSWERCells enter blood and travel
Most common way of metastasis
Lymphatic spread - ANSWERprimary sites that are rich in lymphatics are more
susceptible
Fastest growing cancers - ANSWEROvaries, liver, and pancreas
Grading - ANSWERClassifies how close tumor cells resemble normal cells
Staging - ANSWERClassifies severity and degree of metastasis
Stage IV: distant
Solid Classification of tumor - ANSWERAssociated with organ tissue (breast, lung)
Hematological Classification of tumor - ANSWEROriginate from blood forming tissue
(leukemia, lymphoma)
Wilm's tumor - ANSWERKidney tumor common in younger people
CAUTION Cancer Signs - ANSWERChange in bowel/bladder
Any sore that doesn't heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump
Indigestion
Obvious change in mole or wart
Nagging cough or hoarseness
PET Scan - ANSWERInjects dye to see which areas of body absorbs most (Cancer)
Incisional Biopsy - ANSWERWedge removed from larger mass
Excisional biopsy - ANSWERComplete removal of lesion
Atromycin - ANSWERRed bottle, destroys heart cells
Chemo SE - ANSWERMouth lesions
Fatigue
Alopecia
N/v
, SKin changes
Neutropenic precautions (FROG) - ANSWERNo fresh flowers
No raw fruit
No Organics
No garnishes
Chemo half life - ANSWER12 hours
Induction therapy - ANSWERAimed at achieving rapid, complete remission
Consolidation therapy - ANSWERAdministered early in remission to cure
Maintenance therapy - ANSWERgoal is total remission
Radiation SE - ANSWERSkin changes
Alopecia
Fatigue
Altered taste
Teletherapy - ANSWERExternal radiation
Brachytherapy - ANSWERInternal radiation
Unsealed radiation source - ANSWERSource not confined to one body area
Excreta is radioactive- take precautions
Sealed radiation source - ANSWERImplanted within target organ
Excreta is not radioactive
Bone Marrow Transplant Complications - ANSWERGraft vs. host (graft has stronger
immunity)
Hepatic veno-occlusive disease
Failure to engraft
Melanoma - ANSWERDeadly type of skin cancer
Basal cell carcinoma - ANSWERbeginning of skin cancer, will NOT metastasize
Squamous cell Carcinoma - ANSWERWill spread
Moe's Procedure - ANSWERTake extra healthy tissue that surrounds tumor (margin)
Sarcoma - ANSWERCancer that started in bone, fat, muscle, blood tissue, or
connective tissue
Rare
Glioma - ANSWERAggressive brain tumor, common in children
Leukemia S/s - ANSWERAnorexia