Difference between teletherapy and brachytherapy

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Questions on Cancer

1. What are characteristics that distinguish a normal cell from a malignant one?

2. Describe grading and staging in cancer. What does TNM describe?

3. Describe three purposes for surgery in the care of the client with cancer.

4. How does radiation work to kill cancer cells? What is the difference between teletherapy and brachytherapy?

5. Develop a plan of care to protect the skin during teletherapy using the table or box labelled "Skin Protection During Radiation Therapy"..

6. Describe how chemotherapeutic agents work to kill cancer cells. What are the five most common side effects of chemotherapy?

7. Develop a plan of care for a client with neutropenia using the boxes labelled "Care of the Patient with Myelosuppression and Neutropenia" and "Prevention of Infection". .

8. Develop a plan of care for a client with thrombocytopenia using the boxes labelled "Prevention of Injury for the Patient with Thrombocytopenia" and "Preventing Injury or Bleeding".

9. Develop a plan of care for a client with mucositis using the box labelled "Mouth Care for Patients with Mucositis".

10. Develop a plan of care for a client with peripheral neuropathy using the box labelled "Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy".

11. Two examples of the BMRs are colony-stimulating factors and Interferons found in the table labelled "Common Targeted Therapy Agents". How do these agents work to improve outcomes for client's with cancer?

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