CH 56 Patient with Cancer

Question 1

A group of neoplastic diseases in which there is a transformation of normal cells into malignant ones?

Answer 1

Cancer

Question 2

Carinomas involve what tissues?

Answer 2

Epithelial tissue

Question 3

Sarcomas involve what tissues?

Answer 3

Connective tissue

Question 4

T/F Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of death in the U.S (for adults under age 85) second only to heart disease

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Cancer Survival depends on?

Answer 5

• Location/size tumor
• type of cancer
• Presence of distant metastasis
• tumor sensitivity to treatment
• Physical condition and age of patient

Question 6

Risk factors for cancer are?

Answer 6

• Tobacco/alcohol use
• Sunlight
• Environmental/Occupational
• Viruses
• Socieconomic

Question 7

The 3 most common cancers among women are?

Answer 7

1. Breast
2. Lung/Bronchus
3. colon/rectal

Question 8

The 3 most common cancers among men are?

Answer 8

1. Prostate
2. Lung/Bronchus
3. Colon/rectal

Question 9

T/F Side effects of chemotherapy can be SEVERE and FREQUENTLY involve the oral cavity

Answer 9

True

Question 10

T/F Treatment of chemotherapy liquid tumors like in leukemia

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Chemo affects both rapidly dividing what cells

Answer 11

cancer and normal

Question 12

What are oral complications of Chemo?

Answer 12

• Oral mucositis/stomatitis
• Xerostomia
• Salivary gland hypofunction
• Infections
• Bleeding (anywhere in mouth)
• Neurotoxicitiy
• Osteonecrosis of jaw (bisphosphonates)

Question 13

T/F Head/neck radiation causes short-term and long-term effects in the oral cavity

Answer 13

True

Question 14

T/F Not all tumors are “radiosensitive”

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Oral complications of radiation therapy are?

Answer 15

• Oral mucositis
• Xerostomia/Salivary gland hypo function
• Radiation caries
• Taste loss
• Infection
• Trismus
• Osteoradionecrosis