Exam 23: Neoplastic Disease

Which of the following beverages is a high-kilocalorie nutritional supplement?

What is the name of the procedure for harvesting stem cells from the blood?

Describe the causes and treatment for xerostomia.

Discuss the etiology of cancer.

Biochemical analysis of blood, serum, urine, and other body fluids can detect tumor biomarkers.

Tumor suppressor genes normally cause apoptosis (cell death), but in a mutated form, they may lose this function.

What term is used to infer the spread of cancer from the primary site to nearby or distant areas through the blood or lymph?

Outline radiation therapy (RT) for cancer.

Which of the following radionuclides is taken orally to treat thyroid cancer?

Describe the different types of chemotherapy agents.

What does the term apoptosis refer to?

How many types of diseases fall under the term "cancer"?

Which of the following is the most emetogenic chemotherapeutic drug?

Prescription of which analgesic causes vomiting and nausea in cancer patients?

In what phase of cell division is the DNA replicated?

List the primary signs and symptoms of cancer.

Define cancer.

Which of the following is the primary tumor marker for bladder cancer that is found in urine?

Chemoprevention treatment is used to reverse, suppress, or prevent carcinogenesis before the development of invasive malignancy.

AS is a 54-year-old business man who has a family history of lung cancer. AS started smoking at 15; years later, he got what he thought was a very bad cold that lasted for a week, started experiencing pain in his tongue, and was given ibuprofen for pain. He then noticed white sores that were getting bigger in his oral cavity near the tongue. He started feeling generally lousy and was unable to eat because of severe pain; he lost 30 lbs in a month. AS went to the clinic, where they did a biopsy that revealed squamous cell cancer of the tongue. AS has undergone radiation therapy (RT) and surgery to remove the cancer and a restorative surgery was scheduled. Because of the RT, AS has developed mucositis and xerostomia in his oral cavity. All his nodes that were sent to the laboratory tested negative for metastasis, and no further RT was needed. The surgeons felt confident that they had removed all the cancer. HT: 5'11" UBW: 165 lbs WT: 135 lbs Meds: Corticosteroids and antineoplastic (dexamethasone) to reduce inflammation, K depletion, Na retention; and morphine for pain. -What values should be used to estimate AS's caloric requirements?