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What are the general disease-related
consequences of cancer?
Impaired immune and hematopoietic function Altered gastrointestinal structure and function Motor and sensory deficits Decreased respiratory function TERM 2
Prophylaxis surgery for cancer
DEFINITION 2 prophylactic surgery for precancerous lesions TERM 3
Diagnosis of cancer (surgery)
DEFINITION 3 biopsy TERM 4
Control of cancer (surgery) or cryoreductive
surgery
DEFINITION 4 Does not result in a cure but reduces amount of tumor or debulks it TERM 5
Palliative cancer surgery
DEFINITION 5 Improves the quality of life - pain management, relief of obstruction, etc.
Cancer surgery to determine efficacy of
therapy
used in rediagnosis after treatment - used to determine whether treatment is discontinued or continued TERM 7
Reconstructive cancer surgery
DEFINITION 7 increases function and improves body image TERM 8
Purpose of radiation therapy
DEFINITION 8 to destroy cancer cells with minimal exposure of the normal cells to the damaging actions of radiation TERM 9
Teletherapy
DEFINITION 9 beam radiation - radiation source is external and distant TERM 10
brachytherapy
DEFINITION 10 radiation source comes into direct and continuous contact with the tumor - radiation is inside the client. The client emits radiation and is a hazard to others
Chemotherapy Drugs
Antimetabolites Antitumor Antibodies Alkylating Agents Antimitotic agents Topoisomerase inhibitors TERM 17
Chemotherapy drug dose calculation
DEFINITION 17 Calculated according to type of cancer and in milligrams per square meter of total body surface area (TBSA) TERM 18
Chemotherapy drug schedule
DEFINITION 18 Every three or four weeks for a specified number of times ( to 12 times) TERM 19
Extravasation
DEFINITION 19 drugs leak into tissues TERM 20
Vesicants
DEFINITION 20 chemicals that cause tissue damage on direct contact
Side effects of chemotherapy
Alopecia or hair loss (temporary) Nausea and vomiting Mucositis (sores in entire gastrointestinal tract) Skin changes Anxiety, sleep disturbances Altered bowel elimination Decreased mobillity Hematopoietic system changes Bone marrow suppression
