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What is cancer or malignancy? - Answer-Abnormal cell growth where cellular regulation is lost What are cancer cells? - Answer-Abnormal cells with no useful function and are harmful to body tissue What is a primary tumor? - Answer-The original group of cancer cells What are the most importa...

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Cancer Med-Surg Exam 3 Questions and
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What is cancer or malignancy? - Answer-Abnormal cell growth where cellular regulation
is lost

What are cancer cells? - Answer-Abnormal cells with no useful function and are harmful
to body tissue

What is a primary tumor? - Answer-The original group of cancer cells

What are the most important risk factor for cancer? - Answer-Advancing age
Tobacco use

What are the seven warning signs of cancer? - Answer-C - change in bowel/bladder
habits
A - A sore that does not heal
U - Unusual bleeding or discharge
T - Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere
I - Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
O - Obvious change in wart or mole
N - Nagging coughing or hoarseness

TNM Scale when describing the extent of cancers - Answer-Tumor (size)
N (lymph node involvement)
M (Mets spread/distance)

Benign vs. Malignant - Answer-Benign - Adenoma
Malignant - Adenocarcinoma

Increased age s/s that make you at an increased risk for cancer - Answer-Bowel habits,
change in stool
Skin, dyspnea, cough
Urine issues, stream
Moles, warts, prevention (sun)
Skin, bleeding, bruising
Blood in urine, frequency, pain

Impact of cancer on physical function - Answer-Impaired immunity and clotting
- Bone marrow dysfunction
Altered GI function
- Increased metabolic rate with weight loss/cachexia
- Malnutrition, constipation
Altered peripheral nerve function

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