CHAPTER 12 part 3 Flashcards
1
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known as the TELETHERAPY
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external radiation
2
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in this therapy, the patient is not radioactive; the focus is px skin
A
external radiation
3
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in this therapy, the patient takes certain pills with radioactive nuclei
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internal radiation
4
Q
agents used in attempt to destroy cancer
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chemotherapy
5
Q
tumor markers: cervical cancer
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CA 125
6
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tumor markers: breast cancer
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CA 153
7
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tumor markers: billiary tract cancer
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CA 199
8
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tumor markers: liver cancer
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CA AFP
9
Q
TNM means
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tumor nodes metastasis
10
Q
this genes ‘signals/regulates cell growth’; (+) regulator
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oncogenes
11
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this types of genes STOP CELL GROWTH; (-) REGULATOR
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tsg
12
Q
removal of entire tumor
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excisional
13
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this word indicates REMOVAL OF BODY TISSUE
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ablation
14
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cryo means
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cold
15
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the giving of liquid nitrogen to freeze the tissue of a tumor
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cryoablation
