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| on going growth of cancers |
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| ability to grow through indefinite number of divisions |
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| growth moving to some that grow unrestricted... cancer cells |
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| cancer cells invading more distant areas in the body |
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| occur over time and cause clusters of malignant cells |
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| accumulation of many genetic mutations, several mutations in the DNA of tumor cells |
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| defect in cellular proliferation... they dont die as soon as others |
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| defect in cellular differentiation |
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| aka cancer; abnormal growth of cells |
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| cancer that stems from conntective tissue cells |
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| abnormal number of chromosomes |
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| involves only the place that the cancer started; it has not yet spread |
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| A small protein released by cells that has a specific effect on the interactions between cells |
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| a molecule recognized/attacked by the immune system |
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| changing of the cells to a different type; happens before cancer |
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| A gene that causes the transformation of normal cells into cancerous tumor cells, especially a viral gene that transforms a host cell. |
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| substances found in the body (usually in the blood and urine) that signal that there is cancer in the body |
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| TNM Classification System |
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| classification of malignant tumors; T is size of tumor and if it has invaded nearby tissues; N is regional lymph nodes involved; M is metastasis |
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| I-IV of how the cancer is spread |
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| What is the most fatal cancer? |
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| At what age should women begin YEARLY clinical mammo's. |
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| 40 y/o ... every 3 yrs 18-39 y/o |
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| a blood study for prostate cancer that indicates hormone differences |
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| a digital rectal exam for prostate cancer |
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| a new test; much more specific to prostate cancer antigen |
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| on the PSA what is the lowest risk category? |
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| When to start colorectal cancer screenings? |
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| Warning signs of colorectal cancer |
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| change in BM patterns, blood in stools, pt says stoll is narrower than usual (indicative of tumor) |
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0- no tumor
1 - in situ (limited in organ/well differentiated)
2-4 graded by size and spread |
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0- not in lymph nodes
1a-2a - regional nodes
1b-3b region nodes with metastasis |
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| Metastasis staging of TNM |
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0- no evidence of distant metastasis
1-3 - increasing the organ pread |
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| difference between excisional and incisional biopsy |
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| excisional takes out the whole tumor, incisional takes out part of it |
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| radiographic guiding sampling of non palpable lesions (ex: breast) |
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| what is ionizing radiation? |
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| machine generated, in and out procedure |
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| teletherapy, very very specific to the spot of cancer. |
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| radioactive seeds are implanted into the part of the body where the cancer is. this makes the person radioactive! there are dangers to other people |
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| each chemotherapy is different because... |
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| it works on different parts of the cell cycle |
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| time specific administration of drugs. there is a time frame that the cells are most vulnerable (this is the NADIR) |
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| Low WBC, at risk for infection |
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| low plateletes, bleeding risk |
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| Hereditary Non Polyposis Colon Cancer: families typically have at least three members with a hx of colorectal cancer, and patients commonly develop cancers aat an early age |
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| Familiar Adenomatous Polyposis: also have a strong family hx of colon cancer and develop multiple polyps age, some of which ultimately turn malignant if measures are not taken |
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| what is the "Duke Staging" system for? |
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| what is the "Gleason staging" system for? |
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| What is the "Barcelona Staging" system for? |
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| remove premalignant tissue |
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| needle, incisional, excisional, staging |
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| local, wide local (radial), wide excision |
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| fine needle or core needle into a solid tumor |
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| what is an excisional biopsy? |
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| removal of the WHOLE tumor |
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| what is an incisional biopsy |
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| removes only part of the tumor |
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| what is a stereotatic biopsy |
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| radiographing guiding sampling of non-palpable lesions |
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| teletherapy, "spot specific" |
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| radiation from within the body deliverred by seeds, liquids etc |
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| suppression of RBCs, WBCs and plateletes from use of chemotherapeutics and radiation |
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| Prednisone is an _______ for leukemia |
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| chemo access from arm to R atria/superior vena cava... infections and blockage are common |
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| into great vessel with exit and midsternum has balloon inflate |
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| therapy via immune system |
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| proteins mediate and regulate immune system |
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| pure immuniglobins from a hybridoma |
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| erythropoietin regulates ________ _____________ |
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| competition for calories, lack of intake, deconditioning |
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| Who is Kaposi's sarcoma most common in? |
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| HIV pts -- spotting on skin (bruising) |
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| What is the Karnofsky scale? |
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| fatigue scaling where 100 is living and 0 is dead |
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| sores in the mouth common to chemo patients |
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| sores that go from mouth down the esophogus from chemo/radiation. can go all the way down the GI tract |
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| cancer risks are frequently _______ when a person eats a high fiber diet |
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| metastasis is most commonly found in the _____ |
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| cytotoxic chemotherapy places a person at high risk for injury related to ________. |
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| G-CSF increases -_________ production |
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| __________ is an antineoplastic for leukemia |
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| why is a port a good solution to the damage that vesicant drugs can do? |
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| reduce tissue damage, reduces needle stick |
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