Oncologic Nursing

Question 1

• Abnormal growth is harmless and does not spread or infiltrate other tissues.
• Is capsulated and grows slowly

Answer 1

Benign Tumor

Question 2

• May grow in the body.
• Generally small encapsulated

Answer 2

Fibroma

Question 3

• Growth in the adipose tissue
• Poorly encapsulated

Answer 3

Lipoma

Question 4

• Grows by infiltrating surrounding tissues
• not encapsulated

Answer 4

Malignant Tumor

Question 5

• Arise from tissues (Mesenchyme)

Answer 5

Sarcoma

Question 5

• Growth in the smooth muscle
• Commonly in women

Answer 5

Leiomyoma

Question 6

• Arise from epithelial tissue

Answer 6

Carcinoma

Question 7

• Sarcoma from the bone or STS

Answer 7

Ewing’s Sarcoma

Question 8

• How are tumors classified

Answer 8

• Microscopic Appearance
• Gross Structure

Question 9

• Etiology of Cancer

Answer 9

• Idiopathic
• Exposure to carcinogens
• Oncogene

Question 10

• Physical Agents causing cancer

Answer 10

• Ionizing Radiation
• Sunlight or UV Rad
• Physical Trauma

Question 11

• Waring signs of Cancer

Answer 11

CAUUUTION

Question 12

• Enumerate CAUUUTION

Answer 12

• 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

Question 13

• Fresh Blood in stool
• Lower GI bleeding

Answer 13

• Hematochezia

Question 14

• What cancer to expect in Hematochezia

Answer 14

• Colorectal Cancer or hemorrhoid

Question 15

• Black and Tarry stool
• Upper GI bleeding

Answer 15

• Melena

Question 16

• What to expect in Melena

Answer 16

• Gastric cancer or duodenal cancer

Question 17

• Feel bloated
• Caused by Gastric cancer

Answer 17

• Dyspepsia or Indigestion

Question 18

• Hard time swallowing
• Caused by esophageal cancer

Answer 18

• Dysphagia or difficulty in swallowing