Types of Cancer
The most common type of cancer in children, affecting the blood and bone marrow
What is Leukemia?
What are common side effects of chemotherapy?
The annoying temperature probe in the armpit and cuff squeezing your arm every 4 hours (or sometimes even more frequently!)
What are vital signs?
Cancer treatment that destroys cancer cells and is most commonly given intravenously and orally
What is chemotherapy?
A small plastic tube placed into a vein in the hand or arm to give fluids and medicine
What is a peripheral IV?
Infusion reactions such as fever, headache, feeling tired, and rash are possible side effects of this type of cancer therapy
What is Immunotherapy?
A lump of abnormal cells growing in the head that can interfere with how it works
What is brain tumor?
Bruising, petechiae, bloody noses, bleeding gums
What are symptoms of a low platelet count?
Answering the same questions over and over again when arriving to the hospital
What is doing an admission history?
Beams of intense energy used to kill cancer cells
What is radiation?
A small device placed under the skin that nurses access with a special needle
What is a Portacath?
Targeted immunotherapy that treats B-cell ALL and requires a home infusion pump and backpack
What is Blinatumomab?
A painless lump in the neck, armpit, or groin may be a symptom of this cancer
What is Lymphoma?
Skin changes such as redness and dryness, fatigue, and others depending on the location treated
What are common side effects of radiation?
An important part of treatment that your nurse makes you do in the morning, middle of the day, and when you're ready to go to sleep at night
What is taking oral medications?
What is an MRI?
A long term line in the chest that stays partly outside of the body
What is a Broviac?
Targeted immunotherapy that treats a patient with high-risk neuroblastoma
What is dinutuximab (Unituxin)?
An aggressive cancer that starts in the bone-forming cells and most often occurs during puberty because of the fast growth during that time
What is Osteosarcoma?
Feeling tired, pale skin, shortness of breath or dizziness are symptoms related to this lab value
What are signs of low hemoglobin?
An infusion that comes from a donor and given based off of lab values and symptoms
What are blood product transfusions?
Receiving conditioning chemotherapy or radiation before infusing healthy stem cells, either from the patient or a donor, to help the body produce new healthy blood cells
What is a bone marrow transplant?
A long, thin tube placed into a vein in your arm guided by ultrasound
What is a PICC line?
Cancer therapy that utilizes T-cells from a patient's own blood and then genetically engineered in the lab
What is CART-cell Therapy?