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ONCOLOGY NURSING MANAGEMENT IN CANCER CARE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWER1
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ONCOLOGY NURSING MANAGEMENTIN CANCER CARE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
cancer yydisorders yy- yyAnswer yySkin yycancer yy(squamous, yybasal, yymelanoma)
- yymelanoma yyof yymost yyconcern
Leukemias yyand yylymphomas
- yytreatment yygoal yyfor yyleukemia yy= yyrid yyof yyleukemia yycells
- yyinfection yy= yyleading yycause yyof yydeath yyin yyleukemia
Thyroid yycancer: yycauses yyabnormal yyhormone yyrelease
Lung yycancer: yyleading yycause yyof yycancer yyrelated yydeaths yyacross yyboth yygenders
Oral yycancer: yylethal yyand yyhigh yyincidence yyof yyreoccuring
Colorectal yycancer: yyadenosarcoma- yybegins yyas yya yypolyp yy(not yyall yypolyps yyare
yycancerous yytho)
Pancreatic yycancer: yyvague yys/s; yymale yy45+ yyincrease yyrisk
Liver yycancer: yyprimary yyor yymetastisis; yycommon yysite yyother yycancers yyspread yyto
Kidney/renal/bladder yycancer
Breast/ovarian/uterine/cervical yycancer
- yybreast yycancer yyis yysecond yyleading yycause yyof yycancer yydeath yyof yywomen yyin
yyUS
Cervical yycancer: yypap yysmears yyfor yyprevention
Prostate/testicular yycancer: yyself yyexams, yyand yymonitor yyPSA yyfor yymen
cancer yyrisk yyfactors yy- yyAnswer yyOlder yywomen- yycolorectal, yybreast, yylung,
yypancreatic, yyand yyovarian
Older yymen- yylung, yycolorectal, yyprostate, yypancreatic, yygastric
Immunosuppressed
Chronic yytissue yyirritation/trauma
Race
Genetics
Exposure: yyto yyradiation, yysun yyexposure, yyvirus/bacteria, yypollution, yytoxins,
yyenvironmental, yyetc
Diet
Lifestyle- yyIV yydrugs, yyunprotected yysex, yypoverty
Chronic yydisease
Risk yyfactors: yyrace yy- yyAnswer yyAfrican, yyhispanic, yyor yynative yyamerican yypatients
yyhave yyincreased yyrisk yyof yy*death* yyfrom yycancer yyas yycompared yyto yycaucasians
Caucasian yywomen yy>40 yyare yyincreased yyrisk yyfor yybreast yycancer yy(but yyhigher
yydeath yyrates yyin yyafrican, yyhispanic, yyand yynative yyamerican yypatients)
Caucasian yymen yyhave yyan yyincreased yyrisk yyfor yytesticular yycancer
, African yyamerican yymen yyhave yyincreased yyrisk yyfor yyprostate yycancer
primary yyprevention yy- yyAnswer yyconcerned yywith yyreducing yycancer yyrisk yyin
yyhealthy yypeople
Avoid yyknown yycarcinogens/toxins
Lifestyle, yydietary yychanges yyto yyreduce yycancer yyrisk
Public yyand yypatient yyeducation
secondary yyprevention yy- yyAnswer yyinvolves yydetection, yyscreening yyto yyachieve
yyearly yydiagnosis, yyand yyintervention
Identification yyof yypatients yyat yyhigh yycancer yyrisk
Cancer yyscreening
- yySelf-breast yyexam: yymammogram yyannually yy>40 yyunless yyfamily yyhx
- yySelf-testicular yyexam
- yyScreening yycolonoscopy: yyusually yystart yyat yyage yy50 yyunless yyfamily yyhx/high
yyrisk
- yyPAP yytest
- yyfecal yyoccult yyannually yyfor yyadults
- yydigital yyrectal yyexam yyfor yymen yy>50
Public yyand yypatient yyeducation
tertiary yyprevention yy- yyAnswer yymonotune yyto yyprevent yyrecurrence yyof yyprimary
yycancer yyand yyscreening yyfor yysecondary yymalignancies yyin yycancer yysurvivors
screening yyand yydiagnostic yyprocedures yy- yyAnswer yyBiopsy: yydefinitive yydiagnosis
yyfor yycancer
- yyneedle yybiopsy yyis yycommon
- yyincisional yybiopsy: yyremoves yytumor, yycells, yytissue, yyetc
Lab yytest
- yyliver yyfunction, yyassays
Genetic yytesting
Imaging
- yyXray, yyCT, yyMRI, yyUS, yyNuclear yyImaging, yy
- yyPET: yypositron yyemission yytomography yythat yylooks yyfor yyHOT yySPOTS yy(areas
yyof yyrapid yycellular yyreplication)
- yyEndoscopy: yyscope yydown yythroat yyand yydo yybiopsy
cancer yystaging yy- yyAnswer yygrading yysystem yyto yydetermine yyhow yymalignant yyor
yysevere
TNM
- yyTumor
- yyNode
- yyMetastasis
prognosis yy- yyAnswer yyearly yydiagnosis yyis yyusually yybetter
minority yytend yyto yyhave yyworse yyprognosis yyr/t yylack yyof yyaccess yyto yyhealth yycare
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