The Big C
What is the term for cancer that has spread from its original location to another part of the body?
What is metastasis?
This is the active sharing of another persons emotions. It involves putting yourself in the other person's shoes.
What is empathy?
Any lymph nodes that have been radiated, biopsied and or removed lead to a lymphedema risk for this long.
What is a lifetime?
Prior to making a plan, how much do you need to know about the client.
What is as much as they know?
This cancer treatment uses powerful drugs to destroy or slow the growth of cancer cells, often affecting healthy fast-growing cells as well.
What is chemotherapy?
Begins in the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, other connective and supportive tissue.
What is Sarcoma?
This massage pace should especially be used when signs of depression or anxiety are present.
What is SLOW
Lymph nodes contain which cells that are important to the immune system? They determine how the immune system will respond to foreign substances and infectious disease.
What are white blood cells (or Leukocytes)?
A client has shortness of breath and nausea. This position should be avoided.
What is prone?
This cancer treatment uses high-energy beams or particles to damage the DNA of cancer cells and stop them from growing or dividing.
What is radiation therapay?
At this stage the cancer has spread to lymph nodes but not to other parts of the body.
What is stage 3 cancer?
This common essential oil can boost mood
Lavender
The right auxiliary cluster of lymph notes is located in this quadrant
What is the upper right quadrant
Fatigue can be worsened by using what popular massage modality at VMW.
What is Deep Tissue?
This hormone therapy is commonly used for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and may cause hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes, and increased risk of blood clots.
Tamoxifen
This type of tumor does not continue to grow after a certain point. It does not invade healthy tissues.
What is benign?
The most important thing we can be when interacting Oncology patient's and clients.
What is present?
Although lymph fluid changes direction in the body, it cannot pass over these markers.
What are watershed lines?
This PPE is used by a therapist working with a client experiencing skin reactions of unknown origin.
What are gloves?
This common cancer surgery removes the section of the large intestine containing the tumor, along with nearby lymph nodes. The two ends of the intestine may then be reconnected, or the client may require an ostomy.
What is a colectomy?
Only 5–10% of cancers are hereditary and around 20% can be linked to lifestyle factors. What percentage of cancers are genetic?
What is 100%?
The act of regularly engaging in activities that support your physical, emotional, and professional well-being so you can continue providing care without depleting yourself.
What is self-care?
An oncology massage therapist has completed oncology massage training but has no specialized lymphedema training. Their client has developed severe lymphedema following cancer treatment and has come to you to have it treated. Who do you refer them to?
A complete decongestive therapist. (CDT)
This concrete-like structure can be weakend by radiation and chemo-therapy.
What are bones?
This is the form that radioactive iodine treatment is given in.
What is liquid or pill?