receiving triplet chemotherapy (NDLS + Platinum derivative/5FU /Gemcitabine/Capecitabine) required GCSF support only after the evidence of neutropenia by lab testing‚ during the follow up period after each cycle. On average 2-3 doses of 300 µg Neukine was sufficient to maintain the counts at acceptable range. • In one patient on doublet chemotherapy (Doceaqualip + Carboplatin) for non-small cell lung cancer‚ febrile neutropenia was encountered after the 3rd cycle chemotherapy. This patient recovered
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What is cancer? Cancer is a disease in which an abnormal cell divides uncontrollably and destroy the body’s tissues. “1 out 2 men will get cancer in their lifetime‚ 1 out of 2.7 women will get cancer in their lifetime” according to the article When someone has cancer‚ by the American Cancer Association. Many people are unaware the great epidemic that cancer has now become. There is a myth with cancer that is it not hereditary‚ many do not accept the truth behind cancer. The important concept that
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Neuroblastoma “We all know the facts‚ but they are still worth repeating. It’s our children’s lives these numbers are coldly talking about: Every 16 hours a child with Neuroblastoma dies. There is no known cure for relapsed Neuroblastoma. Nearly 70% of those children first diagnosed with Neuroblastoma have disease that has already metastasized or spread to other parts of the body. When disease has spread at diagnosis and a child is over the age of 2‚ there is less than a 30% chance of survival
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does not happen to every family. An example would be a child that is eight years old that has leukemia and is going through chemotherapy‚ “A”‚ and this same child is experiencing loss of appetite‚ nausea‚ and vomiting from chemo. The stress the family is going through with just a child that is sick is immense‚ not to mention all the sick days that come along after chemotherapy‚ “A”. A family has to be able to work together and know what their resources are. One of them is helping their child with
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cancer can be treated with opioid analgesics‚ radiation therapy‚ chemotherapy‚ or celiac plexus neurolysis (i.e.‚ chemical splanchnicectomy of the celiac plexus with alcohol). Celiac plexus neurolysis eases pain without the side effects of opioids and can be administered intraoperatively‚ percutaneously‚ or by endoscopic ultrasonography.
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marrow‚ which is responsible to deliver rise to red blood cells that convey oxygen through the body and white blood cells that match infection. Leukemia results when leukocytes starts to develop and function strangely‚ becoming cancerous. When chemotherapy‚ radiation‚ or both together can’t eradicate leukemia (3)‚ all of which was used mostly by the ablative and reduced intensity treatment in the past‚ doctors turned to the use of stem cell transplants. The intention of selecting such a disease is
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test is positive‚ a follow-up test is performed. A spinal top is tested to see if the disease has spread to the central nervous system. The treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia are either chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Chemotherapy uses chemicals to treat a disease. Aminopterin is used in chemotherapy. Aminopterin can temporary bring remission. Remission means that all symptoms disappeared and no abnormal white blood cells can be found in the bone marrow or the bloodstream. Radiation therapy
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and some light things like that‚ I think maybe I would have a sandwich every once in a while until Tuesday and thereafter‚ I would kind of resume my regular diet. Unfortunately‚ I didn’t lose any weight; I actually gained weight while I was on chemotherapy. So after eating all that fruit‚ I deserved some kind of treat and my treat was probably some fattening chocolate cake‚ or something‚ so I did gain
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Cancers affecting mankind To date‚ none of the approximately 60 anticancer drugs used in conventional chemotherapy exhibits a selective uptake in tumor tissue and generally only a very small fraction of the administered dose reaches the tumor site. If surgery or radiotherapy is not effective‚ cure rates are in the range of 10% and‚ as a consequence‚ 90 % of chemotherapeutic agents are administered in the palliative setting to stabilize the disease or to improve the quality of life. With such a
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Question 1: (see full question) Which of the following observations should the nurse make first when the client who has had a modified radical mastectomy returns from the operating room to the recovery room? You selected: Ensuring that the client’s airway is free of obstruction. Correct Explanation: The highest priority when a nurse receives a client from the operating room is to assess airway patency. If the airway is not clear‚ immediate steps should be taken so that the cli... (more)
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