Oncologic Nursing Flashcards
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- Abnormal growth is harmless and does not spread or infiltrate other tissues.
- Is capsulated and grows slowly
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Benign Tumor
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- May grow in the body.
- Generally small encapsulated
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Fibroma
3
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- Growth in the adipose tissue
- Poorly encapsulated
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Lipoma
4
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- Grows by infiltrating surrounding tissues
- not encapsulated
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Malignant Tumor
5
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- Arise from tissues (Mesenchyme)
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Sarcoma
5
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- Growth in the smooth muscle
- Commonly in women
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Leiomyoma
6
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- Arise from epithelial tissue
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Carcinoma
7
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- Sarcoma from the bone or STS
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Ewing’s Sarcoma
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- How are tumors classified
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- Microscopic Appearance
- Gross Structure
9
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- Etiology of Cancer
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- Idiopathic
- Exposure to carcinogens
- Oncogene
10
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- Physical Agents causing cancer
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- Ionizing Radiation
- Sunlight or UV Rad
- Physical Trauma
11
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- Waring signs of Cancer
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CAUUUTION
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- Enumerate CAUUUTION
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- Change in Bowel or Bladder
- A sore that does not heal
- Unusual Bleeding or Discharge
- Unusual Weight Loss
- Unusual Anemia
- Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere
- Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing
- Obvious change in a wart or mole
- Nagging cough or Persistent Hoarseness
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- Fresh Blood in stool
- Lower GI bleeding
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- Hematochezia
14
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- What cancer to expect in Hematochezia
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- Colorectal Cancer or hemorrhoid
15
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- Black and Tarry stool
- Upper GI bleeding
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- Melena
16
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- What to expect in Melena
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- Gastric cancer or duodenal cancer
17
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- Feel bloated
- Caused by Gastric cancer
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- Dyspepsia or Indigestion
18
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- Hard time swallowing
- Caused by esophageal cancer
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- Dysphagia or difficulty in swallowing
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