Oncology MR260

Week 8 reports! There are four files of reports in Week 8. All four files are due for grading! There is also one file of editing – don’t forget to turn that in, too! I will allow one extra day on the regular reports; they are due by next Wednesday at midnight!

Questions! Questions! 1. Cancers are classified into what two major categories? 1. What are the most common types of cancers? 2. List some of the staging/classification systems for tumors.

ANSWERS 1. Hematological tumors and solid tumors 2. Adenocarcinomas 3. Gleason system, Dukes staging, Clark, FIGO, Jewett’s, TNM system

Oncology Treatments 1. List some of the most common treatments. 2. Give an example of the type of cancer and/or location of the cancer that the treatment is used for. Example: Surgery - used when the lesion is small and the entire tumor can be removed along with a sufficient margin of surrounding healthy tissue.

ANSWERS * Radiotherapy or Radiation Therapy ◦Inoperable or deep-seated vascular malformations and brain tumors * Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant ◦Leukemias, multiple myelomas, lymphomas, Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, breast and germ cell cancers and neuroblastoma

ANSWERS, CONTINUED * Chemotherapy ◦affects cells that are in the process of cellular replication and cells that are in the resting phase

Video Clip Let’s take a look at a video clip that discusses focused high dose radiation. ingTumors-fv-845.aspx ingTumors-fv-845.aspx Take notes on all information and terminology that you hear! * You may need to turn up the sound!

Terminology… What did you learn?

Identify the abbreviations above AFP BCE BMA CEA BMT TAH

ANSWERS AFP: alpha-fetoprotein BCE: basal cell epithelioma BMA: bone marrow aspiration CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen BMT: bone marrow transplant TAH: Total abdominal hysterectomy

Online Resource Now let’s take a look at a resource for the oncology specialty. cer.org/Cancer/ CancerGlossary/ index cer.org/Cancer/ CancerGlossary/ index This site has a built-in glossary that allows you to search for different terms and medications specific to oncology. On the right-hand side, there is a header that says “Show All Cancer Types”; this can be a great tool if you’re struggling with some of the terminology.

Additional Resources *Scroll ¾ down the page to see a list of commonly used cancer medications. * This is a huge list of oncology abbreviations

Video Clip #2 Let’s watch this quick video presentation on how cancer staging works and what it entails. You are likely to hear staging mentioned when working with Oncology reports. ages-cancer.html ages-cancer.html

Good night! Thanks for attending the live seminar tonight! Keep in mind that next week is our last seminar!!! I will be opening the reports for Week 10 (final exam) on Friday morning to allow for a head start. If there’s time left tonight, go work on your reports!