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Premises:

Responses:

salvage

a type of radiation therapy in which radioactive materials are placed in direct contact with the tissue being treated

dysphagia

additional treatment, used in hope of a cure or to prolong life, in a patient with recurrence of a malignancy following initial treatment

neoadjuvant chemotherapy

difficulty speaking

prognosis

a measure of the number of neutrophil granulocytes

Barrett's esophagus

a pharmacologic agent that reduces nausea

mucositis

a complication of severe chronic GERD involving changes in the cells of the tissue that line the bottom of the esophagus

prokinetic

refers to a condition or disease for which there is no cure

brachytherapy

low white blood cell count

combination chemotherapy

the lowest point

antiemetic

inflammation of a mucous membrane

terminal

fat malabsorption resulting in severe diarrhea

neutropenia

difficulty swallowing

palliative

painful swallowing

xerostomia

a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

steatorrhea

refers to chemotherapy used prior to primary treatment

dumping syndrome

the use of two or more antineoplastic agents to achieve maximum kill of malignant cells

dysphonia

an agent that causes nausea and/or vomiting

emetogenic

dry mouth

adjuvant chemotherapy

altered taste

ANC

a pharmacologic agent that promotes gastric emptying

nadir

the use of drugs as additional treatment for patients with cancers that are thought to have spread outside their original sites

dysgeusia

a non-curative treatment which reduces symptoms such as pain

odynophagia

condition in which food moves too quickly from the stomach to the small intestine

Premises:

salvage

dysphagia

neoadjuvant chemotherapy

prognosis

Barrett's esophagus

mucositis

prokinetic

brachytherapy

combination chemotherapy

antiemetic

terminal

neutropenia

palliative

xerostomia

steatorrhea

dumping syndrome

dysphonia

emetogenic

adjuvant chemotherapy

ANC

nadir

dysgeusia

odynophagia

Responses:

a type of radiation therapy in which radioactive materials are placed in direct contact with the tissue being treated

additional treatment, used in hope of a cure or to prolong life, in a patient with recurrence of a malignancy following initial treatment

difficulty speaking

a measure of the number of neutrophil granulocytes

a pharmacologic agent that reduces nausea

a complication of severe chronic GERD involving changes in the cells of the tissue that line the bottom of the esophagus

refers to a condition or disease for which there is no cure

low white blood cell count

the lowest point

inflammation of a mucous membrane

fat malabsorption resulting in severe diarrhea

difficulty swallowing

painful swallowing

a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

refers to chemotherapy used prior to primary treatment

the use of two or more antineoplastic agents to achieve maximum kill of malignant cells

an agent that causes nausea and/or vomiting

dry mouth

altered taste

a pharmacologic agent that promotes gastric emptying

the use of drugs as additional treatment for patients with cancers that are thought to have spread outside their original sites

a non-curative treatment which reduces symptoms such as pain

condition in which food moves too quickly from the stomach to the small intestine

Correct Answer:

Premises:

Responses:

salvage

dysphagia

neoadjuvant chemotherapy

prognosis

Barrett's esophagus

mucositis

prokinetic

brachytherapy

combination chemotherapy

antiemetic

terminal

neutropenia

palliative

xerostomia

steatorrhea

dumping syndrome

dysphonia

emetogenic

adjuvant chemotherapy

ANC

nadir

dysgeusia

odynophagia