Cancer

Question 1

Side effects of chemo + nursing interventions

Answer 1

1. Nausea and vomiting
   - anti-emetics
2. altered nutrition
   - oral supplements and high protein and high calorie foods are often required.
   - Enteral feeding may be needed for some children
3. Ulcers in mouth
   - soft and bland ulcers
4. Alopecia (hair loss)

Question 2

WHat is chemotherapy

Answer 2

drug therapy using ‘cytotoxic’ drugs that affect all rapidly dividing cells in the body