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2024 NURSING ONCOLOGY EXAM 1 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 NURSING ONCOLOGY EXAM1 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Oncology - CORRECT-ANSWERSBranch of medicine dealing with tumors.
Oncology Nursing - CORRECT-ANSWERSNurses that care for pts with CA.
Neoplasm - CORRECT-ANSWERSNeo = New , Plasma = New tissue growth
Cells that produce abnormal .
Neoplasm are tumors but all neoplasm are no CA.
Cancer Classification - CORRECT-ANSWERSCancers are identified by the
tissue affected, speed of cell growth, cell appearance, and location.
Carcinoma - CORRECT-ANSWERSNeoplasms occurring in the epithelial cells.
Tissue of the skin, glands, and digestive, urinary, and respiratory tract
linings.
Cancerous
Most common type of cancer.
Sarcomas - CORRECT-ANSWERSCancers cells affecting connective tissue,
including fat, the sheath that contains nerves, cartilage, muscle, and bone.
Cancerous
Leukemia - CORRECT-ANSWERSAbnormal growth of the white blood cells
(WBCs).
Blood, plasma cells, and bone marrow.
Lymphomas - CORRECT-ANSWERSCancers involving cells of the lymphatic
system, lump nodes, and spleen.
Lymph tissue.
Cancerous
Melanoma - CORRECT-ANSWERSCA of skin cells.
Canerous
Lipoma - CORRECT-ANSWERSFat tissue.
Benign
Fibroma - CORRECT-ANSWERSConnective Tissue
, Benign
in situ - CORRECT-ANSWERSin = in + situ = position
Neoplastic cells that remain in one area are considered localized.
Tumor may be difficult to visualize on clinical examination and are detected
through microscopic cells examination.
metastasis - CORRECT-ANSWERSspread of tumor from the primary site into
separate and distant areas.
Stage which cancer cells acquire invasive (harmful) behavior
Metastasis occur because CA cells break away more easily than normal cells
and can survive for a time independently from other cells.
Metastatic tumors carry with them the cell characteristics of the original or
primary tumor site. As a result, surgeons are able to determine the original
tumor site based on metastatic cell characteristic.
(see pg. 179)
Incidence of Cancer - CORRECT-ANSWERSCancer affects all age groups.
Higher age 60 to 69, 2nd highest age 70 to 79
Men have higher rate than women.
CA over age 60 thought to occur due combo exposure to carcinogen and
weaken of the body's immune system.
Wilm's tumors of the kidneys and acute lymphocytic leukemia are more
common in young people. Cause not well understood think its genetic.
Most common type of CA in adults is skin CA considered to be preventable.
Wear protective clothing and sunscreen can greatly reduce the risk of skin
CA.
Lung cancer has the highest of the cancer mortality rates in both men and
women and also is preventable.
Smoking cigarette is the main cause, along with pollution and exposure to
radon and other chemicals.
Men high rate of prostate CA between 60 - 79
Colon and rectal CA link to consumption of high fat, low fiber diets rank 3rd
lowest CA for men.
Breast CA highest for women.
Higher risk if family hx of breast CA.
oncogene linked to breast CA
Mortality Rates - CORRECT-ANSWERSSurvival statistics are based on those
who live 5 years in remission.
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