NUR 2392 Multidimensional Care II

MDC 2 Test 1 Review

Rasmussen 2021 Chapter 21, 22, - IGGY 9th Ed

What are the types of cancer therapy?

- Surgery

- Radiation

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- Chemotherapy

Surgery (cancer treatment)

- Removal of as much cancer as possible

Radiation therapy

- High levels of radiation to kill cancer cells, control the disease and provide

symptom relief. Use locally often based on exposure and radiation dose.

External beam radiation therapy

- Radiation delivered from a source outside of the patient. Pt not radioactive. 

Brachytherapy (internal radiation therapy)

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- Radiation is delivered internally making the pt a source of radiation. Uses

seeds placed inside pt.

Chemotherapy

- Treatment of cancer cells with the use of chemical agents that damages cell

DNA and regulation. Systemic effects but can cause damage to normal health

cells.

Alkylating Agents

- Inhibits cell division

Antimetabolites

- Counterfeit metabolites that fool cancer cells impairs cell division

Antimitotic Agents

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- Interfere with the formation and actions of microtubules so cells cannot

complete mitosis during cell division

Anti-tumor Agents

- Drugs that were originally developed as antibiotics that have effects on

cancer cells. they damage the cell's DNA and interrupt DNA/RNA synthesis 

Topoisomerase inhibitors

- Disrupt the enzyme (topoisomerase); this leads to DNA breakage and cell

death

Other chemotherapeutic agents

- Those with mechanisms of action that are either unknown or don't fit other

categories

Surgical classification types

- Prophylaxis, diagnosis, cure, control, palliation, assessing therapy

effectiveness and reconstruction

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Prophylactic surgery for cancer

- Removes potentially cancerous tissue as a prevention of cancer development

Diagnostic surgery for cancer

- Removal of all or part of a suspected lesion for examination to confirm or

rule out cancer

Exploratory surgery for cancer

- Extensive approach if the cancer cannot be confirmed with less intensive

means. 

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