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17 Cards in this Set
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Neoplasm |
Tumor |
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Malignant |
Cancer - multiplies rapidly, invasive, undifferentiated, metastasize |
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Benign |
Non cancer - grows slowly, encapsulated (no tentacles) n differentiated, does not spread |
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Differentiated |
How different disease cells are from the parent |
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Primary State |
Where cancer originates |
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Metastasis |
Secondary site to which cancer spreads from the primary site. Spreads via blood, lymph and adjacent organs |
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How many different kinds of cancer are they? |
100 |
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Carcinomas |
The largest group of solid tumors derived from epithelial tissue |
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Sarcomas |
Tumors arising in supportive and connective tissues |
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Mixture Tissue |
Composed of several types of cells |
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Grading |
The value in determining the prognosis (higher the grade the worse the prognosis) |
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Staging and TNM |
Based on the extent of the spread of the tumor T - Tumor - size of the tumor N- nodes - amount of lymph nodes invaded M - metastasis - extent of the spread to different sites |
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Chemotherapy |
Administration of cytotoxic drugs to achieve the greatest tumor kill with the least harm to normal cells |
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Biological Therapy |
Agents stimulate the body's own immune system - block tumor growth - combat myelosuppressive side effects of chemotherapy |
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Radiation |
Maximal dose of ionizing radiation to destroy tumor with minimal dose to surrounding normal tissue |
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Sugery |
Primary treatment in 60% of cases |
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Carcinoma in Situe |
Referring to localized tumor cells that have not invaded adjacent structures |
