Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
Study Guide Exam Questions &
Answers/ Already Graded A+
cure, control, palliation - Answer: What are the three goals of cancer treatment?
For sure - Answer: Can palliative care and treatment be taken at the same time?
, Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
Prevention, Diagnoses, and Treatment - Answer: Genetic information is used to
customize decisions about
Targeted Therapy - Answer: Targets specific cancer genes that contribute to
growth/survival and does less damage to healthy cells
Pharmacogenomics - Answer: Study of genomic variation of drug responses
Costly, Time-Consuming, Not Covered by Insurance - Answer: Why isn't
personalized cancer medicine used for everyone?
Antineoplastic Therapy - Answer: Another name for chemotherapy
Chemicals given as systemic therapy, mainstay for solid tumors and blood cancers
- Answer: What is antineoplastic therapy?
Cure, Control, or Palliative - Answer: What kind of treatment does chemo offer?
Effective against dividing cells; cancer avoids by staying in resting phase - Answer:
Chemotherapy effect on cells
Drug-resistant resting cancer cells; as tumor enlarges, more cells become resting -
Answer: Problems with chemotherapy
Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
Study Guide Exam Questions &
Answers/ Already Graded A+
cure, control, palliation - Answer: What are the three goals of cancer treatment?
For sure - Answer: Can palliative care and treatment be taken at the same time?
, Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy
Prevention, Diagnoses, and Treatment - Answer: Genetic information is used to
customize decisions about
Targeted Therapy - Answer: Targets specific cancer genes that contribute to
growth/survival and does less damage to healthy cells
Pharmacogenomics - Answer: Study of genomic variation of drug responses
Costly, Time-Consuming, Not Covered by Insurance - Answer: Why isn't
personalized cancer medicine used for everyone?
Antineoplastic Therapy - Answer: Another name for chemotherapy
Chemicals given as systemic therapy, mainstay for solid tumors and blood cancers
- Answer: What is antineoplastic therapy?
Cure, Control, or Palliative - Answer: What kind of treatment does chemo offer?
Effective against dividing cells; cancer avoids by staying in resting phase - Answer:
Chemotherapy effect on cells
Drug-resistant resting cancer cells; as tumor enlarges, more cells become resting -
Answer: Problems with chemotherapy
