Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies Acupuncture/Acupressure Dorothy Lynn Crider DEFINITION • Acupuncture is based on the belief that the body has energy that runs through pathways, called meridians, in the…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Dorothy Lynn Crider DEFINITIONS Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) includes conventional medical treatment and alternative therapies (natural modalities). Often the health care professional is not…
Hormonal Therapy Agents Kristi Orbaugh Abarelix (Plenaxis) DRUG CLASS • Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone antagonist ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION • Intramuscular (IM) injection PRETREATMENT GUIDELINES • Baseline tumor marker (if appropriate)…
Hormonal Therapy Kristi Orbaugh INTRODUCTION As early as the 19th century, investigators began to recognize the importance of hormonal suppression in the treatment of breast cancer. In 1896, George Beatson…
Targeted Therapy Agents Bevacizumab (Avastin) Sandra E. Remer DRUG CLASS • Antiangiogenesis agent ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION • Intravenous (IV) route by IV infusion • DO NOT ADMINISTER AS AN IV…
Chemotherapeutic Agents 5-Fluorouracil (Fluorouracil, 5-FU) Christa Braun-Inglis DRUG CLASS • Antimetabolite ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION • Intravenous bolus • Continuous infusion • Hepatic artery infusion • Topical HOW TO ADMINISTER •…
Biological Response Modifier Agents: Food and Drug Administration—Approved Drugs: Prescribing and Clinical Application Guidelines* Jason M. Rothaermel, Barbara Baum Recombinant Erythropoietin Epoetin alfa (Procrit), darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp) DRUG CLASS Cytokine,…
Radiation Therapy Roberta Anne Strohl DEFINITION Radiation therapy is a local treatment for cancer. It is the use of high-energy particles or x-rays, which possess sufficient energy to create ionizing…
Surgical Therapy Yvette Payne Surgery was the earliest form of cancer therapy and today 60% of cancer patients will be treated with surgery alone or surgery in combination with other…
Central Nervous System Margaretta S. Page, Anne Fedoroff Central Nervous System Malignancies: Overview DEFINITION Central nervous system (CNS) malignancies refer to a heterogeneous group of cancers of the brain and…
