Principle of Therapy Flashcards
How is cancer treated?
surgery
rad therapy
chemo
hormonal therapy
how do you establish a rapport
listen connect compassionate honesty get the patient involved communicate
listen:
about concerns, let them talk to you
connect:
let them feel comfortable around you
honesty:
you have to let them know what is going on too
fill in gaps, but don’t overstep bounds
get the patient involved
let them feel like they are part of the treatment plan
communicate
make sure they know everything
systemic:
all through the body (chemo)
regional:
in one spot (radiation)
what are some important steps before TX
positive diagnosis
stage
goal of therapy set
treatment plan
2 Aims of TX
- Currative: trying to eradicate disease (aggressive)
2. Palliative: alleviate symptoms and quality of life
use of combination of therapy.
Therapy is given after primary treatment has been given.
adjuvant
therapy is given before treatment
to reduce treatment field
neoadjuvant
Cancers with macroscopic disease that can be cured with chemo
testicular cancer hodgkin's disease high-grade non hodgkins lymphoma acute leukemia small cell lung cancer ovarian cancer
cancer with microscopic disease that can be cured with chemo therapy
breast cancer colorectal cancer osteosarcoma bladder cancer ewing's sarcoma
