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NUR 201 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) ONCOLOGY | WITH 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
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NUR 201 Oncology1. Cancer
Answer
A large group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells
- 2nd leading cause of death in USA
2. oncogenesis/carcinogenesis
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Process of initiating and promoting the development of a neoplasm. Cancer development.
3. neoplasm
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Cancer cell
4. neoplasia
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Any new or continued cell growth not needed for normal development or replacement of dead
and damaged tissues
5. primary tumor
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The original tumor, usually identified by the tissue from which it arose (parent tissue), such as
in breast cancer or lung cancer
6. secondary tumor
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Additional tumor that is established when cancer cells move from the primary location to
another area in the body; also called "metastatic tumor".
7. mitosis
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Cell division
8. doubling time
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The amount of time it takes for a tumor to double in size
9. nadir
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In chemotherapy, the period of greatest bone marrow suppression, when the patient's platelet
count may be very low
- can effect platelets, WBC's, and RBC's
10. vesicant
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Chemicals that cause tissue damage on direct contact
11. hypertrophy
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The enlargement or overgrowth of an organ; tissue increases in size by the enlargement of each
cell.
12. hyperplasia
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Growth that cases tissue to increase in size by increasing the number of cells; abnormal
overgrowth of tissue.
13. early
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diagnosis is KEY for survival.
14. characteristics of a normal cell
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- single small nucleus
- performs a specific function when it matures
- able to recognize other cells and identify tissue of origin
- reproduce in a controlled manner
- remain in their tissue of origin (except blood cells)
15. benign tumors
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Tumor that is harmless (99% of time)
- does not spread
- can create pressure or obstruct organs
16. malignant tumors
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Tumor that has cancer cell characteristics
- change in appearance from normal cells/origin
- inability to properly perform function
- not recognized by other cells
- random disorganized uncontrolled growth pattern
- continue to divide when there's no need
- can migrate to other organs
- tend to press on normal tissue and organs as they grown, this is usually where pain
is involved
- rob normal cells of nutrients
- invasive with all tissues
- treatment is more difficult when metastasized
17. regional invasion
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Movement of cancer into adjoining cells
, 18. metastasis
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The growth and spread of cancer to distant sites
19. most common sites of metastasis
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- liver
- brain
- bone
- lungs
20. carcinoma
Cancer of the
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- skin
- glands
- lining of digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts
21. sarcoma
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Cancer of the
- bone
- muscle
- other connective tissues
22. melanoma
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Cancer of the pigment cells in the skin
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