Cancer

Question 1

Can cancer patients have plants?

Answer 1

no because the soil contains bacteria

Question 2

What kind of utensils should cancer patients use?

Answer 2

sterile silverware

Question 3

What are the constitutional symptoms of cancer?

Answer 3

• FATIGUE
• Unexplained weight loss
• Fever of unknown origin
• Night sweats

Question 4

Primary prevention?

Answer 4

reducing risk
- ex. put on sunscreen when in the sun; smoking cessation

Question 5

Secondary prevention?

Answer 5

early detection
- ex. pap smear, skin checks, mammogram

Question 6

Tertiary Prevention?

Answer 6

reducing complications of the disease and improving quality of life
- ex. treatment of cancer

Question 7

What is the different kinds of treatment for cancer?

Answer 7

• surgery
• pharmacology
• radiation

Question 8

Chemo therapy or pharmacologic often cause ______ (3)

Answer 8

• nausea
• hair loss
• stomatitis

Question 9

What’s the predictor for the development of nausea from chemo therapy?

Answer 9

nausea during pregnancy or is easily nauseous

Question 10

What is an oncologic emergency?

Answer 10

a life-threatening condition that arises directly or indirectly from cancer or its treatment
ex. dampened immune response from cancer/chemp therapy
- be weary of fever: high temp (100.4 F) is an emergency meaning that temp checks must be done everyday and regularly at mid-day (4-6pm)