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Colorectal Cancer Correct Answers •Third most common cancer in men and women. •Cancer death rate decreasing -Increased cancer screening and polyp removal •More common in age 50 or > The three most important risk factors with colon cancer Correct Answers •Personal or Family Hx of colorectal cancer or polyps. •Hx of inflammatory bowel disease •Age Other risk factors Correct Answers •Alcohol. •African Americans •Radiation treatment in abdominal area •Longer bow...

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5 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

MariahDaktari

©THESTAR 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3:09PM. 1 Case Study Colon Cancer Exam Questions And Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass. A 50 year old man on a surgical unit after a colon resection for colon cancer: client history: large growth on sigmoid colon found via colonoscopy; biopsy determined to be cancerous. Client is 5 ft. 8 in. and weighs 225 lbs., has recently lost 15 pounds, has chronic constipation, sporadic nausea for 3 weeks, and consumes a high fat diet. Clients mother died ...

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9 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

TheStar

-Family history -Personal history -Smoking -Alcohol -Rectal bleeding -Change in bowel habits What are some of the risk factors and symptoms of colon cancer? Stage 1 Stage ___ tumors are treated with the removal of the tumor and at least 5 cm of intestine on either side of the tumor, plus the removal of nearby lymph nodes. AD Stage II Stage ____ tumors are treated with wide resection and reanastomosis, and chemotherapy Stage III Stage ____ tumors are treated with surg...

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8 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

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