Oncology Flashcards
A general term that is used for a group of diseases that affect multiple systems of the body
Cancer
Cancer is chiefly associated with
Pain
Suffering
Disfigurement
Death
Begins when an abnormal cell is transformed by the genetic mutations of the cellular DNA
Cancer
Warning signs of cancer
- Change in bowel or bladder habits
- A sore does not heal
- Unusual bleeding or discharge
- Thickening or lump in breast or
elsewhere - Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
(dysphagia) - Obvious change in wart or mole
- Nagging cough or hoarseness
additional:
Unexplained anemia
Sudden weight loss
Pernicious anemia
Describes the drugs that help the body produce antibodies
Kills cancer cells after a primary procedure
Adjuvant
Referring to tissues that are transplanted from the same species but have distinct genes
Allogeneic
Hair loss
Alopecia
The ability to grow blood vessels
Angiogenesis
A drug that controls or kills cancer cells
Anti-neoplastic
Obtaining tissue from the same person
Autologous
The use of radioactive materials in the treatment of cancer by placing the radioactive source in direct contact with tissues to be treated
Bracytherapy
General ill health and faulty diet
Cachexia
The separation of the surgical cut
Dehiscence
The degree of malignancy or cell differentiation of the tumor cells
Grading
Collect stem cells in the blood
Harvesting
Referring to a structure, process, or substance in a sheath
Intrathecal
A process by which blood is withdrawn from a vein, WBCs are selectively removed, and the remaining blood is recycled back into the donnor
Leukapheresis
Presence of cancerous cells
Malignant
Cancer cells spread to the other parts of the body
Metastasis
Complication of some cancer therapies in which the lining of the digestive system becomes inflamed
Mucositis
The halting of making blood cells and platelets in the bone marrow
Myelosuppression
Person’s RBC, WBC, and platelets are at lowest during chemotherapy
Nadir
Any treatment that is given for cancer before the main treatment
Neoadjuvant
Any abnormal growth of new tissue that may be harmless or cancerous
Neoplasm
A gene that may possibly cause cancer to grow
Oncogene
A special care that focuses on providing patient relieve from pain or other symptoms of a serious illness
Palliation
A treatment for cancer by using x-rays or gamma rays
Radiotherapy
Describes the extent or spread of the tumor within the body from the site of origin
Staging
A substance in the body that is linked to a cancer
Tumor markers
Acting to inhibit cell proliferation
Tumor Suppressor Gene
Medications that can cause blistering and can lead to tissue necrosis
Vesicant
