Cancer Flashcards
cell proliferation is controlled by 3
Apoptosis, Physiologic needs, contact inhibition
Protooncogenes and what happens with cancer
Normal cells that are essential for normal cell processes they turn into oncogenes
three stages of cancer
Initiation, promotion, progression
Initiation stage involves
Mutation from carcinogens.
Promotion stage involves and it can be???
Promoting factors, proliferation and it can be reversed
Cell that can kill cancer 4
Cytotoxic T cells, natural killer cells, macrophages, B cells
Histologic cancer classification stage numbers? what is it measuring? What is good?
I-IV measures the degree of differentiation through CLASS 1 is good
How to measure extent of disease
Stages cancer 0-IV measures tumor size, nodal involvement, metastasis.
Leukemias aren’t blank so can’t be blank
Tumors staged
Warning signs of cancer CAUTION
Change in bowel or bladder, A sore that won’t heal, Unusual bleeding, Thickening of lump, Indigestion or difficulty swallowing, Obvious change in wart or mole, Nagging cough or hoarseness.
Debulking
When tumor is attached to vital organ we can’t remove all of it.
chemotherapy can also be called blank and can be blank
antineoplastic therapy palliative
consideration for chemo
specific handling of waste products 48 hours after administration
Intravesical
Right into bladder
Side effects of chemo 6
Lining of GI, bone marrow, skin, RBC-WBC-Platelets (Bleeding) , anemia,Infection,
