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Cancer Concept Map

This document provides an overview of cancer including predisposing factors, precipitating factors, diagnostic examinations, assessment, and nursing care considerations. It discusses common cancer risk factors like age, genetics, lifestyle, and environment. Diagnostic tests include bloodwork, imaging scans, and biopsies to determine the location and stage of cancer. Treatment involves pharmacological approaches like chemotherapy and immunotherapy as well as nonpharmacological options like surgery, radiation therapy, and bone marrow transplants. Nursing care focuses on managing symptoms, providing education, maintaining quality of life, and supporting patients physically and emotionally.

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Cancer Concept Map

This document provides an overview of cancer including predisposing factors, precipitating factors, diagnostic examinations, assessment, and nursing care considerations. It discusses common cancer risk factors like age, genetics, lifestyle, and environment. Diagnostic tests include bloodwork, imaging scans, and biopsies to determine the location and stage of cancer. Treatment involves pharmacological approaches like chemotherapy and immunotherapy as well as nonpharmacological options like surgery, radiation therapy, and bone marrow transplants. Nursing care focuses on managing symptoms, providing education, maintaining quality of life, and supporting patients physically and emotionally.

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Predisposi Precipitatin Laboratory Diagnosing Pharmacol Nonpharm

ng Factors: g Factors: Examinatio Examinatio ogical: acological:


-DNA -Alcohol & ns: ns: - -Surgery
mutation cigarettes -Complete -Radiology Chemother -Bone
-Age - Blood tests apy marrow
- Carcinogen count (CBC) -CT Scans - transplant
Immunosu -Poor diet -Urinalysis -X-ray Immunoth -Radiation
ppression -Infectious -Circulating - erapy therapy
-Hormones agents Tumor Cells Ultrasound -Targeted
(CTC) - drug
Mammogra
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Assessment Nursing Primary/Sec Tertiary:


: Care ondary: -Eat vitamin
-Locate for -:Allow -Stop rich
source/site grieving smoking/drin vegetables
of pain -Provide king -Eat enough
-Observe therapeutic -Maintain fiber and
for fatigue communica good vitamin A
and poor tion nutrition and -Control
tissue -Maintain diet weight by
integrity skin -Avoid decreasing
-Monitor integrity by excess fat via diet
for cleaning sunlight or exercise
infection, wounds, ect. exposure -Do not
bleeding -Maintain -Watch for smoke/drink
and shock adequate occupational
nutrition hazards
-Provide -Take
pain relief diagnostic
-Promote tests such as
rest and Stool Blood
exercise test
-Teach self-
care
-Give
prescribed
medication

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