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Cancer Signs and Symptoms in Children

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  1. Continued, unexplained weight loss
  2. Headache, often with early morning vomiting
  3. Increased swelling or persistent pain in bones, joints, back or legs
  4. Lump or mass, especially in the abdomen, neck, chest, pelvis or armpits (lymphadenopathy)
  5. Development of excessive brusing, bleeding, rash
  6. Constant Infections
  7. A whitish color behind the pupil
  8. Nausea which persists or vomiting without nausea
  9. Constant tiredness or noticeable paleness
  10. Eye or vision changes which occur suddenly
  11. Recurrent or persistent fevers of unknown origin
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Surgery

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  1. Local Treatment
  2. Oldest Form of cancer treatment
3
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Radiation Therapy

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  • Local treatment
  • used on radiosenstive tumors (rapidly dividing cells)
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Chemotherapy

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  1. Combination Chemotherapy
    1. Reduces drug resistance
    2. Synergistic action
    3. Varied toxicities
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Hormonal Therapy

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Directed against hormone receptors on cancer cells

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Biologic Therapy

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  1. Direct anti-tumor effect
  2. Initiate or modify host immune response
  3. Interfere with cell’s ability to metastasize or differentiate
  4. Side effects due to stimulation of immune system
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Molecular targeted therapy

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designed to block one or more cell functions (mistakes) that make the cell cancerous

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What are some common psychological responses to the diagnosis of cancer?

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  1. Anxiety
  2. Hopelessness
  3. Fear
  4. Depression
  5. Children: regression
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List pyschosocial support strategies for the cancer patient

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  1. Assess past coping responses
  2. Assess support systems
  3. Referrals to support groups
  4. Allow to verbalize feelings
  5. attentive listening
  6. assist with realistic short-term goal achievement
  7. provide realistic hope
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Cancer cost

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financial costs are a burden and national cancer care expenditures have been steadily increasing in the US. Cancer care accounted for an estimated $124.6 billion in medical care expenditures in the US in 2010

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Nanotechnology in cancer therapy and imaging

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The multifunctional nanoparticle has the capability to simultaneously carry therapeutic agents, targeting molecules such as conjugated antibodies or other recognition agents, and imaging signal contrast agents. the nanoparticle can be used for specific delivery of anticancer agents, detection of circulating cancer cells, and monitoring of treatment effects in real time.

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