Chapter 7 - Neosplasia

Question 1

Oncology?

Answer 1

The study of tumors and treatments

Question 2

Benign tumors are usually named what?

Answer 2

-oma

Ex: Adenoma
Osteoma

Question 3

What is Osteoma?

Answer 3

Benign tumor of bone tissue

Question 4

What is Adenoma?

Answer 4

Benign tumor of glandular epithelial tissue

Question 5

Malignant tumors are usually named what?

Answer 5

Usually are named carcinoma or sarcoma

Ex: Adenocarcinoma
Liposarcoma

Question 6

What is Liposarcoma?

Answer 6

Malignant tumor of the adipose tissue

Question 7

What do benign Neoplasms do?

Answer 7

JUST compresses surrounding tissues. DOES NOT ENVADE!

Ex: Thyroid cancer (benign)

Question 8

How do Malignant Neoplasms spread?

Answer 8

Gains access to the blood and lymph systems to metastasize to other areas of the body.

Question 9

Malignant Neoplasms have a __________ rate of growth?

Answer 9

Rapid

Question 10

Typically when one cell dies, one gets produced. HOWEVER, with cancer, when one cell dies what happens?

Answer 10

20 more may be produced.

They (cancer cells) don’t care!

Question 11

Fact:

Typically benign tumors don’t become malignant

Answer 11

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Question 12

Fact:

Heredity:

• A number of cancerous and precancerous lesions follow the patterns of inheritance

Ex: Breast cancer, prostate cancer, colon cancer, etc

Answer 12

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Question 13

Anemias are typically associated with __________________ or ____________________

Answer 13

Either a production issue
Or
Bleeding issue

Question 14

Screenings are what type of prevention measure?

Answer 14

Secondary prevention measure

Question 15

In terms of cancer treatment, most radiation is what type?

Answer 15

Ionizing radiation

Question 16

Radiation cause a high risk for what medical problem?

Answer 16

High risk of GI bleeding

Question 17

What is one problem associated with radiation?

Answer 17

Radiation doesn’t just kill off dead cells, it also kills off normal cells, which can effect other healthy tissues/organs

Ex: a person with Larynx cancer gets radiation. The radiation also ends up destroying the lungs…

Question 18

Pediatric tumors are more responsive to _______________ that adult cancers

Answer 18

Chemotherapy

Question 19

What is the job of Targeted therapy?

Answer 19

To destroy target cells and leave the other cells alone

Question 20

What are the goals of cancer treatment?

Answer 20

1. Curative: if cancer can be cured is the ultimate goal
2. Control: if the cancer can not be cured, can you slow it down to have more time
3. Palliative: in the end, if unable to fight cancer give comfort measures