Oncology - Treatment
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 7 major categories of treatment of cancer? | 1. surgery; 2. chemotherapy; 3. radiation therapy; 4. immunotherapy; 5. adjunct therapy; 6. CAT complementary and alternative therapy; 7. unorthodox treatments |
| Treatment: surgery | 1. oldest most successful technique; 2. most commonly used; 3. useful for cancer contained in an area to completely eliminate it |
| Treatment: chemotherapy | 1. supplment to primary treatment; 2. over 12 kinds oc cancers can be treated - Hodgkin's, acute lympathic leukemia, testicular cancer; 3. several drugs given in combo |
| SE of chemotherapy | 1. destruction of normal cells that reproduce freq like digestive tract, hair, bone marrow can lead to nausea, hair loss, lowered RBC count |
| Treatment: radiation | 1. localized cancers; 2. destroys ability of cells to divide; 3. before surgery - reduce tumor to an operable size; 4. after surgery - destroy any remaining cancer cells |
| SE of radiation | 1. loss of appetite; 2. nausea; 3. temp hair loss |
| Treatment: immunotherapy | 1. enable pts body to produce substances that can resist growth of cancer; 2. experimental |
| Treatment: adjunct therapy | 1. after primary treatment is completed; 2. usu medicine to prevent recurrence |
| Treatment: CAT | 1. complementary and alternative therapy; 2. herbal tea; 3. nutrition; 4. yoga; 5. meditation |
| Treatment: unorthodox | 1. false hope; 2. apricot pits, mistletoe, linseed |
| 4 prognostic factors for cancer? | 1. type - lung, colon, skin, etc; 2. stage - 1-4; 3. age; 4. physical condition |
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