Iggy CANCER Flashcards
Hypertrophy Vs hyperplasia
Hypertrophy
Increase in tissue size due to cells enlargement
hyperplasia
Increase in tissue size due to more cells
Cell regulation (production of new cells) is controlled by these two proteins
Cyclins Promote cell division
Suppressor Stop cell division
Normal cells exhibit Diploid (euploid) number of chromesomes
How many is this?
Malignant (Cancer) cells exhibit Aneuploid chromesome numbe4
23
When a primary cancer metastasizes the cancer in the new area is the same type as the primary cancer.
Exp. Breast cancer travels to the bones, but it is still breast cancer (in the bones)
True or False
True
This type of (Prevention Primary / Secondary) focuses on not getting cancer in the first place.
This type involves screening strategies to detect it early
Primary
Secondary
Cachexia is…
Extreme body wasting and malnutrition
____ surgery removes At Risk tissue to prevent development
Prophylactic
What is a diagnostic cancer surgery called
Biopsy
Radiation to head and neck may cause xerostomia
What is xerostomia
Dry mouth
Does chemotherapy have more of an effect on cancer cells than regular cells?
Yes, it is more efficient in cancer cells if the tumor has rapid growth
What is adjunctive cancer treatment
Chemotherapy along with surgery or radiation
The intrathecal route delivers drugs where
Spinal canal
A vesicant drug has which type of side effect
Damage of tissue it comes into contact with
Priority care in chemotherapy is…
Managing the life threatening side effects.
Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, anemia
Infection risk from Neutropenia may result in this worst case scenario
Sepsis
