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…
Loss, Grief, and Bereavement Mary Murphy • Loss and its movement toward grief begin at the time the diagnosis of cancer is identified. • Loss is defined by Guillaume (2004)…
ALOPECIA (HAIR LOSS) WHAT IS ALOPECIA? • Alopecia is hair loss that can occur with certain cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. • Cancer treatments may not only…
CANCER PAIN MANAGEMENT TEAMWORK IS THE KEY! Not everyone with cancer has pain. Those who do know that pain can affect you in many ways. It can keep you from…
CHEMOTHERAPY (DRUG THERAPY FOR CANCER) WHAT IS CHEMOTHERAPY? Chemotherapy is the use of medicines to control, slow, or cure medical conditions. The term chemotherapy is most often used to refer…
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)…
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 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 •…
