Types of cancer
3 Main types of cancer tx
What are chemo, radiation, surgery
How is most chemo given to a pt?
Accidental cell death
What is necrosis
List 4 different side effects of chemo
Hair loss, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, paresthesia, fatigue, metallic taste in mouth, mouth sores, chemo brain, organ damage
Other than IV, list 3 other ways chemo can be given
What is oral (pill), injection, vesical, intrathecal, chemo bath, chemo beads
Benign means
What is not cancerous
Apoptosis
This type of cancer affects plasma cells in the bone marrow
What is myeloma
3 side effects of radiation
Fatigue, burned skin, cancer
List 6 side effects of chemo
hairloss, fatigue, paresthesia, nausea, vomiting diarrhea, sexual dysfunction, bone loss, anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, chemo brain
Stage IV cancer means
spread to other parts of the body
Number one and 2 cause of cancer
smoking and obesity
Name 2 types of Sarcoma
Osteosarcoma, Ewing's Sarcoma, Kaposi's Sarcoma
Explain Targeted Therapy
therapy (meds) are directed at specific cancer cells and leave the healthy one's alone to do their jobs
Give an example of a specific chemo name we have discussed. Do not google or ask
Carbo, Taxotere, Abraxane, Gemzar, Herceptin, Folfox, etc...
What's the difference between malignant and metastasis
Malignant is cancerous
Metastasis means the cancer spread
HPV which is an STD is linked with this type of cancer
Cervical cancer
Carcinoma In-Situ means
Cancer in Place
The use of special lights to kill cancer
Photodynamic Therapy
4 Things that give off radiation
Radiation therapy, xrays, sun, tanning bed, power plant
Stage III cancer means what?
The tumor has spread and is invading nearby lymph nodes
List the 5 deadliest cancers
Lung, Breast, Prostate, Pancreatic, Colorectal