NAPLEX Oncology Review
2026 | Cancer
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Chemotherapy Drugs &
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,ABCDE - Warning signs of melanoma Asymmetry - one half of the mole does not match the other
Border - edges are irregular and notched
color - Color is not the same all over
Diameter - larger than 6MM, or the size of the tip of a pencil eraser
Evolving - mole is changing in size, color, shape, or symptoms are present (EG,
itching, bleeding)
What is carcinoma? cancer that starts in skin or in the tissues that line or cover internal organs
(cancer of epithelial tissue)
What is sarcoma? cancer in connective tissue (tissue that connects, supports, binds or separates
other tissues) including fat, muscle, blood vessels, and bone
Leukemia definition Cancer of the leukocytes (WBCs)
Lymphoma definition Cancer of the lymphatic system
Multiple myeloma definition A type of bone marrow cancer
TMN staging T- primary tumor (T1-T4).
N- regional lymph nodes (N0 - N3). M- metastasis (M0 - M1)
_______ are skin cancers that are unlikely to metastasize -basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma
and are simple to remove surgically or with topical -melanoma
treatment. ______ is the least prevalent skin cancer (2%)
but the most deadly.
Definitions: (a) adjuvant, (b) neoadjuvant, (c) remission -(a) adjuvant: treatment given AFTER the primary therapy (usually surgery), or
concurrent with other therapy (usually radiation) to eradicate residual disease
and decrease recurrence
-(b) neoadjuvant: treatment given before the primary therapy (which is usually
surgery) to shrink the size of the tumor and make surgery more effective
-(c) remission: the disappearance of the signs and symptoms of cancer, but not
necessarily the presence of the disease (cancer could be undetectable, but still
present)
, The American Cancer Society (ACS) lists seven warning CAUTION
signs of cancer in an adult. The symptoms and their -C: Change in bowel or bladder habits
acronym are ______ -A: A sore that does not heal
-U: Unusual bleeding or discharge
-T: Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere
-I: Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
-O: Obvious change in wart or mole
-N: Nagging cough or hoarseness
g1 phase + what chemo drugs Growth phase to prepare dna rna or proteins for cell division
-pegaspargase
s phase + what chemo drugs AT the S phase, the DNA replicATes - S = dna replication
Amtimetabolites
-MTX, pemetrexed (folate antimetabolites
-5-FU, capecitabine (pyrimidine analog antimetabolites
Topoisomerase I inhibitors
-Irinotecan
-topotecang2
G2 phase + what chemo drugs? prepare dna/rna/proteins for cell division
-etoposide
-bleomycin
M phase + what chemo drugs work there? cell divides into 2 cells
Taxanes
-Paclitaxel
-Docetaxel
vinca alkaloids
-vincristine
-vinblastine
2026 | Cancer
Pharmacotherapy,
Chemotherapy Drugs &
Pharmacy Exam Prep
Guide
|Graded A+ | Guaranteed
success|
Updated 2026 Questions and Answers
100% Verified Exam Prep and Comprehensive
Rationales
Included
,ABCDE - Warning signs of melanoma Asymmetry - one half of the mole does not match the other
Border - edges are irregular and notched
color - Color is not the same all over
Diameter - larger than 6MM, or the size of the tip of a pencil eraser
Evolving - mole is changing in size, color, shape, or symptoms are present (EG,
itching, bleeding)
What is carcinoma? cancer that starts in skin or in the tissues that line or cover internal organs
(cancer of epithelial tissue)
What is sarcoma? cancer in connective tissue (tissue that connects, supports, binds or separates
other tissues) including fat, muscle, blood vessels, and bone
Leukemia definition Cancer of the leukocytes (WBCs)
Lymphoma definition Cancer of the lymphatic system
Multiple myeloma definition A type of bone marrow cancer
TMN staging T- primary tumor (T1-T4).
N- regional lymph nodes (N0 - N3). M- metastasis (M0 - M1)
_______ are skin cancers that are unlikely to metastasize -basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma
and are simple to remove surgically or with topical -melanoma
treatment. ______ is the least prevalent skin cancer (2%)
but the most deadly.
Definitions: (a) adjuvant, (b) neoadjuvant, (c) remission -(a) adjuvant: treatment given AFTER the primary therapy (usually surgery), or
concurrent with other therapy (usually radiation) to eradicate residual disease
and decrease recurrence
-(b) neoadjuvant: treatment given before the primary therapy (which is usually
surgery) to shrink the size of the tumor and make surgery more effective
-(c) remission: the disappearance of the signs and symptoms of cancer, but not
necessarily the presence of the disease (cancer could be undetectable, but still
present)
, The American Cancer Society (ACS) lists seven warning CAUTION
signs of cancer in an adult. The symptoms and their -C: Change in bowel or bladder habits
acronym are ______ -A: A sore that does not heal
-U: Unusual bleeding or discharge
-T: Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere
-I: Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
-O: Obvious change in wart or mole
-N: Nagging cough or hoarseness
g1 phase + what chemo drugs Growth phase to prepare dna rna or proteins for cell division
-pegaspargase
s phase + what chemo drugs AT the S phase, the DNA replicATes - S = dna replication
Amtimetabolites
-MTX, pemetrexed (folate antimetabolites
-5-FU, capecitabine (pyrimidine analog antimetabolites
Topoisomerase I inhibitors
-Irinotecan
-topotecang2
G2 phase + what chemo drugs? prepare dna/rna/proteins for cell division
-etoposide
-bleomycin
M phase + what chemo drugs work there? cell divides into 2 cells
Taxanes
-Paclitaxel
-Docetaxel
vinca alkaloids
-vincristine
-vinblastine
