Cancer Treatments

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Cancer Treatments

Last updated almost 2 years ago

26 questions

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What does surgery look like in the later stages of colon cancer?

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RTC are a type of clinical trial where researchers try to evaluate whether new treatments are safe and effective.

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Surgery is expensive because it may require specialist and it may not be covered by insurance.

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How long does it take to heal from surgery?

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Chemotherapy targets dividing cancer cells by destroying their __________

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Some chemotherapy drugs cause skin rashes and/or weight loss

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What is the most common way that chemotherapy is administered?

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What does Qigong (alterative medicine) include?

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What is some evidence that Qigong works.

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Which treatment (surgery, chemo, or Qignog) is the best for effectiveness?

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Which treatment (surgery, chemo, or Qignog) is the best for side effects?

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Patient A has just been diagnosed with colon cancer. Patient A is a hospital employee with health insurance paid for by employer and easy access to the best doctors for a low cost. What is the best treatment option for this patient? Explain your answer

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What does surgery look like in the later stages of colon cancer?

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If the colon cannot be surgery put back together, the doctor makes an opening outside the body so waste can go into

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What percent of patients are cured by surgery alone?

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RTC are a type of clinical trial where researchers try to evaluate whether new treatments are safe and effective.

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List one short term benefit associated with minimally invasive surgery.

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What is the cost of surgery?

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Surgery is expensive because it may require specialist and it may not be covered by insurance.

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State two side effects of surgery.

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How long does it take to heal from surgery?

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What is the survival rate when chemotherapy is used with surgery?

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The cost of chemotherapy depends on the types of drugs used and how advanced the cancer is

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What is the most common way that chemotherapy is administered?

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What does Qigong (alterative medicine) include?

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What is some evidence that Qigong works.

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What are the side effects of Qigong?

Which treatment (surgery, chemo, or Qignog) is the best for effectiveness?

Which treatment (surgery, chemo, or Qignog) is the best for side effects?

Patient A has just been diagnosed with colon cancer. Patient A is a hospital employee with health insurance paid for by employer and easy access to the best doctors for a low cost. What is the best treatment option for this patient? Explain your answer

If the colon cannot be surgery put back together, the doctor makes an opening outside the body so waste can go into

What percent of patients are cured by surgery alone?

False

List one short term benefit associated with minimally invasive surgery.

What is the cost of surgery?

State two side effects of surgery.

Chemotherapy is

Chemotherapy targets cells that are copying and preparing to divide

Chemotherapy drugs can be given by an IV, pills, or both

Typically chemotherapy is used with surgery

What is the survival rate when chemotherapy is used with surgery?

A. 0%

B. 25%

C. 78%

D. 100%

The cost of chemotherapy depends on the types of drugs used and how advanced the cancer is

Chemotherapy attacks cells that divide quickly and often. Click on the TWO types of non-cancerous cells that are destroyed by chemotherapy.

What is one thing to consider before getting chemotherapy?

B. drinking herbal tea

C. healing crystals

D. movement, breathing and meditation

What are the side effects of Qigong?

Chemotherapy attacks cells that divide quickly and often. Click on the TWO types of non-cancerous cells that are destroyed by chemotherapy.

A. skin cells

B. hair cells

C. nerve cells (cells in the brain)

D. cells found in the intestines

E. muscle cells

F. bone cells