Cancer Types
This type of cancer affects the blood and bone marrow.
What is leukemia?
Unexplained weight loss and persistent fatigue are common symptoms of this disease.
What is Cancer?
What is CAUTION?
This type of anemia is caused by a lack of iron in the diet.
What is iron deficiency anemia?
This symptom involves feeling unusally tired and or weak.
What is fatigue?
This treatment uses high-energy rays to kill cancer cells.
What is radiation therapy?
This imaging study uses magnetic fields and radio waves to create detailed images of the body's organs and tissues.
What is an MRI?
This type of support involves providing psychological help and counseling to patients and their families.
What is emotional support?
This common blood test measures levels of red blood cells, hemoglobin, and hematocrit.
What is Complete Blood count (CBC?
Nurses monitor for these common symptoms of anemia.
What is weakness, fatigue, and pallor?
this cancer is the most common type of skin cancer.
What is basal cell carcinoma?
How do you help to prevent this?
This symptom involves the skin turning yellow due to liver issues.
What is jaundice?
This inherited from of anemia causes red blood cells to not have normal shape or form (misshapen).
This symptom involes a rapid or irregular heartbeat?
This treatment invoes removing cancerous tissue through surgery.
What is surgical excision?
This type of test involves taking a small sample of tissue to examine under a microscope for cancer cells. Doing this will help to diagnose and have a treatment plan.
What is a biopsy such as needle biopsy or large bore biopsy?
Nurses administer these to help manage pain in cancer patients
What is pain relief medication?
Generally given around the clock and then prn for breakthrough pain to control pain. Also make sure to teach patient to report pain before it becomes too extreme.
These studies assess iron levels, ferritin, and transferrin saturation in the blood.
What is iron studies?
Encouraging a diet rich in these nutrients is essential for managing anemia.
What are iron, vitamin B12, and folate?
This type of cancer starts in the cells in the liver.
What is hepatocellular carcinoma?
This symptoms is characterized by a persistent cough, cough up blood, or trouble breathing
What is lung cancer?
This type of anemia is caused by a deficiency in vitamin B12.
What is pernicious anemia?
This symptom involves feeling lightheaded and feeling a whirling motion.
What is dizziness?
This treatment uses drugs to kill cancer cells.
What is chemotherapy?
This blood test measures specific proteins that can be elevated in certain types of cancer, such as PSA for prostate cancer.
What is a tumor marker test?
Ensuring patients receive adequate nutrition through diet modifications or supplements falls under this type of support.
What is nutritional support?
Checking for deficiencies in these vitamins can help diagnose certain types of anemia.
What are vitamin B12 and folate levels?
These supplements are often administered to patients with iron-deficiency anemia.
What are iron supplements oral, IV?
This cancer affects the lymphatic system.
What is lymphoma?
This symptoms isvolves changes in bowel habits, such as diarrhea or constipation.
What is colorectal cancer?
This type of anemia occurs when the bone marrow does not produce enough red blood cells.
What is aplastic anemia?
This symptoms involes have pale cool to touch skin.
What is pallor?
this treatment involves taking iron supplements to treat anemia.
What is iron supplementation?
This screening test is recommended for women to detect early signs of breast cancer.
What is a mammogram?
Regular monitoring of symptoms and side effects of treatments is part of this nursing responsibility
What is assessing?
What are you assessing?
This procedure involves taking a sample from the bone marrow to evaluate its function.
What is a bone marrow biopsy?
Teaching patients about dietary changes and medication adherence is part of this nursing responsibility. These are items you could teach about.
What is education on: Signs and symptoms
dietary changes, medications, diagnostics, etiology of disease process?
this type of cancer begins in the cells of the breast.
What is breast cancer?
What is cervical cancer?
This type of anemia is often associated with chronic disease like cancer or kidney disease.
What is anemia of chronic disease?
This symptom involves shortness of breath, especially during physical activity?
what is dyspnea?
This treatment involves a bone marrow transplant to treat certain types of anemia and cancer.
What is bone marrow transplant?
This advanced imaging technique combines X-rays and computer technology to produce cross-sectional images of the body.
What is a CT scan?
Educating patients about their condition, treatment options, and self-care strategies is known as this.
What is patient education?
What can you education on?
This type of anemia is caused by a deficiency in vitamin B12.
What is pernicious anemia?
Regularly checking blood levels and adjusting treatment plans as needed is known as this.
What is monitoring?