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chapter 28

onocology agents

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hodgkin's lymphoma cancer of the lymphatic cells that are located in the lymph nodes
kaposis sarcoma types of cancer that affects the skin and is marked by brownish-purplish colored skin lesions
mitotic inhibitors prevent mitosis at the metaphase stage
antibiotics use to destroy newly forming cancer cells
nitrosoureas used to treat cancer within the brain
erythropoietin is primarily used to treat anemia in patients with malignant neoplasm who acquire anemia during chemo(150/kg,3x a week)
filgrastin binds to bonemarrow cells and stimulates growth of neutrophils.(5mcg/kg/day)
cytoprotective agents is an agent used to treat the side effect of hemorrhagic cystitis caused by ifofamide(ex. Mesna)
non-hodgkins lymphoma is not a hodgkins disease,named after hodgkins because it also afffect the lymphatic system
metastasis the movement or spread of cancerous cells through the body to organs in distant area
mitosis cellular reproduction that creates two identical daughter cells from the parents cells DNA
benign a malignantneoplasm
malignant an invasive and destructive pattern of rapid, abnormal cell growth(often fatal)
sarcoma a malignant neoplastic growth
melanoma a malignant neoplasm of the pigmented cells of skin
leukemia a blood forming cells found in the hemopoietic tissues, organs and blood stream causing the circulation of abnormal blood cells
chemotherapy a treatment that slow the progress of desease or kill cells
antineoplastic a medication used in treatment of abnormal cells
Created by: cmanning
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