CHEMO BRAIN (COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION)
CHEMO BRAIN (COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION) WHAT IS CHEMO BRAIN? Sometimes after cancer treatments such as chemotherapy people have problems with memory or concentration. You may hear it called chemo fog or…
CHEMOTHERAPY (DRUG THERAPY FOR CANCER)
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…
Ethical Considerations
Ethical Considerations Mary Murphy Ethics plays a major role in oncology nursing practice and the delivery of care to patients. The American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics (2001) established…
CANCER TREATMENT TEAM
CANCER TREATMENT TEAM WHAT TYPES OF SPECIALISTS HELP TREAT CANCER? The different members of your cancer team offer many kinds of help. They can help you deal with the physical…
CANCER PREVENTION AND DIET
CANCER PREVENTION AND DIET DOES MY DIET AFFECT MY CHANCES OF GETTING CANCER? Although the cause of cancer is not known, about 1 in 3 cancers may be related to…
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM)
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
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
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
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
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 •…
