Pathophysiology
This occurs when a damaged cell is not repaired or destroyed
What is genetic mutation?
This is the number one risk factor for cancer.
What is smoking?
This treatment is used to manually remove a tumor.
What is surgery?
This word describes the loss of hair associated with cancer treatments.
What is alopecia?
This test is commonly used to detect breast cancer.
What is a mammogram?
This class of cancer is related to epithelial tissues.
What is carcinoma?
This happens to normal cells after proliferation of mutated cells.
What is crowding?
This is the second leading cause of cancer.
What is overweight/ obesity?
This treatment is uses x-rays or gamma rays to spring or destroy a tumor.
What is radiation?
This medication may be given to reduce nausea and vomiting during cancer treatments.
What is ondansetron or anti-emetic?
This test is commonly used to detect cervical cancer.
What is a Pap smear?
This class of cancer is related to connective or supportive tissues.
What is sarcoma?
These tumors are well differentiated and slow-growing.
What is benign?
The presence of this virus is related to cervical cancer.
What is Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)?
This treatment involves the introduction of cytotoxic chemicals into the body.
What is chemotherapy?
Good oral hygiene may decrease the incidence of this side effect.
What is stomatitis or mucositis?
This test is commonly used to detect colon cancer.
What is a colonoscopy?
This types of cancer is related to plasma cells.
What is myeloma?
This kind of tumor spreads to another part of the body.
What is metastatic?
Taking this medication combination after menopause may increase the risk of breast cancer.
What is estrogen/progesterone?
This treatment involves placing radioactive objects near or in contact with the tumor.
What is brachytherapy?
This side effect of treatment leaves the patient highly susceptible to infection.
What is immunosuppression
This test is sometimes used to detect lung cancer.
What is low dose helical CT (LDCT)?
This type of cancer is related to lymphocytes.
What is lymphoma?
The letters T, N, and M stand for these factors that are evaluated in cancer staging.
What is Tumor, Node, & Metasteses
Exposure to these rays from the sun increases the risk of skin cancer.
What is ultraviolet?
This treatment removes certain cells from a donor and introduces them to a recipient.
What is stem cell therapy?
Tumor lysis syndrome causes a reduced level of which electrolyte?
What is calcium?
These two tests are used to detect prostate cancer.
What is DRE and PSA?
This type of cancer is related to hematopoietic cells in the bone marrow.
What is leukemia?