True/False:
Blood tests for tumor markers can make a diagnosis of cancer. Why or why not? - ANSWER False, only tissue can diagnose. Tumor markers are helpful to assess response to therapy or reoccurrence.
What is the most important procedure in diagnosing the correct cancer and histology...
Blood tests for tumor markers can make a diagnosis of cancer. Why or why not?
- ANSWER False, only tissue can diagnose. Tumor markers are helpful to
assess response to therapy or reoccurrence.
What is the most important procedure in diagnosing the correct cancer and
histology? - ANSWER tissue biopsy
Explain the TNM system: - ANSWER T is the size and local spread of the
primary tumor.
N is the involvement of the regional lymph nodes.
M is the extent of the metastatic involvement.
1. List two signs or symptoms a patient may present with that might indicate a
cancer diagnosis:
2. What are two systemic manifestations of cancer exhibited by cancer patients?
- ANSWER 1. S+S: Bleeding; sore that doesn't heal; fluid in the pleural,
pericardial, or peritoneal spaces; chest pain, shortness of breath, cough,
abdominal discomfort or swelling. Other possible answers can include a mass or
lump, pain (need to be specific), fatigue, fevers, weight loss
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2. Systemic: Weight loss, wasting of body fat and muscle tissue, weakness,
anorexia, and anemia, fatigue, sleep disturbances
1. What are the three possible goals of cancer treatment?
2. How does radiation kill cancer cells? - ANSWER 1. Curative, control,
palliative
2. Radiation therapy uses high-energy particles or waves to destroy or damage
cancer cells. This leads to the creation of free radicals, which damage cell
structures. Radiation can interrupt the cell cycle process, kill cells, or damage
DNA in the cells.
True/False:
Cell proliferation is the process of increasing cell numbers by mitotic cell division.
- ANSWER true
True/False:
Cell differentiation is the process of increasing cell numbers by mitotic cell
division. - ANSWER false
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