General cancer therapy Flashcards
1
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**6 key features when taking an HPI for onc
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- Sx and important risk factors
- diagnosis (path report)
- stage
- treatment until now
- peformace status
- PT understanding of illness
2
Q
** how is diagnosis made
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biopsy
3
Q
3 types of biopsy
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- fine needle
- core biopsy
- excisional
4
Q
3 features of staging
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T,N,M
5
Q
what is staging used for
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progonsis and treatment
6
Q
general rules to staging
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1and 2 early
- locally advanced
- mets
7
Q
what is ECOG measure
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performance status - higher is worse
8
Q
***4 treatment modalities and the extent they can reach
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- surgery - local
- radiation - local
- drug - systemic
- interventional
9
Q
4 general types of drug treatments
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- chemo
- hormonal
- targeted
- interventional
10
Q
what does treatment depend on
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- path
- stage
- other factors (age, PGOG)
11
Q
***4 possible goals of chemo
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- cure
- cure along with RT
- adjunctive
- palliative
12
Q
2 types of adjunctive therapy
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- neo adjuvant - before surgery
2. adjuvant - after surgery
13
Q
how does treatment duraiton change between curative, adjuvant, and palliative
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curative and adj - limited
palliative -as long as good response
14
Q
** 3 main SE of chemo
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- bone marrow
- GI
- hair, fatigue
15
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3 bone marrow probs
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- anemia
- neutropenia
- thrombocytopenia
