Essay about The Approach to the Care of Cancer

Cancer is a term used for diseases in which irregular cells divide without any control and have the capability to penetrate and infect normal body tissue through the blood and lymph system. Cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in the United States, exceeded barely by heart disease. According to the CDC Cancer Statistics and Data, there were more than 1.45 million people diagnosed with various kind of cancer between 1999 and 2007 and out of those more than 562,000 people died due to cancer (cdc.gov, 2012). Currently there are more than 200 different types of cancer that have been discovered. Cancer could be

There are many different type of cancers, there are also many different types of treatments. One of the most known types of treatments would be chemotherapy. Chemotherapy can be used for a wide range of different types of cancers and diseases, and each of the different types of cancers or diseases require a different group, and sometimes order, of chemicals to properly treat the cancer or disease. These chemicals include: Alkylating agents, Antimetabolites, Anthracyclines, Topoisomerase inhibitors, mitotic inhibitors, corticosteroids, and more. Each of these drugs previously listed have its own cancer type(s) or disease(s) that it can assist in treating. Some of these cancers include: Leukemia, Lymphoma, Hodgkin disease, multiple

Tis means that the cancer cells are only growing in the most superficial layer of tissue, without growing into deeper tissues. This is also known as in situ cancer or pre-cancer.

Due to cancer including over 100 different diseases it can cause almost any type of symptom through both direct and indirect mechanisms. The American Cancer Society lists the following as general symptoms that if persist for a long period of time and worsen, might be indicative of the presence of cancer, unexplained weight loss, fever, fatigue, pain and skin changes such as itching, excessive hair growth, hyperpigmentation, jaundice and reddened skin. These symptoms, due to their wide variety, aren’t expected to solely lead to an individual diagnosis.

Along with the nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy comes appetite loss and weight loss. Over 50% of cancer patients develop a condition called cachexia which represents a significant loss of lean body tissue. If it gets bad enough, patients can undergo IV or tube feeding. Marijuana, however, has been shown to stimulate appetite very effectively.

Some people are fortunate enough to have the ability to pay to get proper care. While others are not, as fortunate. Could you image having cancer, and making the decision if you had the time or money to be treated. Many people cannot even begin to fathom about making a choice like that. But Crissy Knibble was put in a situation where she might of have to.

Chemo have a lot of side effects. Like loss of appetite, being nausea, vomiting, weakness , mouth sores , hair loss, weight loss, diarrhea or many more effects. (Ty)

Chemotherapy is used to describe cancer-killing drug and can be used to cure, shrink, prevent cancer from spreading, and relieve cancer symptoms. Chemotherapy can be given by injection into muscle or skin, into artery, IV into veins, pills taken by mouth, shots into fluids around the spinal cord or brain. Radiation therapy is the use of high energy X-rays or other particles can be used to destroy cancer cells. These medicines travel through blood to the entire body and can damage and kill some normal cells such as those found in bone marrow, hair and the lining of the digestive tract. Bone marrow contains cells that produce white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. Damage to bone marrow negatively affects the hematological values which can lead to cancer. When this damage occurs, there can be side effects like infections, fatigue, loss of weight, loss of appetite, pain, mouth sores, dry mouth, hair loss. These side effects are similar to symptoms of

Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF) is the most common and debilitating symptoms in cancer patients, with frequency range from 60 to 90% in cancer patients (Yennurajalingam, 2014). CRF is defined as “distressing, persistent, and subjective sense of physical, emotional, and/or cognitive tiredness or exhaustion related to cancer, or cancer treatment that is not proportional to recent activity and interferes with usual function” (Yennurajalingam, 2014). Fatigue may be an isolated problem or a part of group of symptoms, such as pain, depression, decrease appetite, and sleep disturbance (www.ons.org, 2016).

This paper will examine the cancer diagnosis and staging process, complications, and side effects of treatments. Methods that can be utilized to assist in lessening the physiological and psychological effects of cancer and treatments will also be explored.

Chemotherapy patients are the population of interest. Not all the chemotherapy patients understand the negative impacts of the chemo process (Escobar et al. 2015). Some of the chemo patients are unaware about chemotherapy and side-effects, and as such, they are categorized as “chemotherapy-naïve clients,” (Escobar et al. 2015 p.2833). However, some patients are competent about the symptoms they are likely to experience after chemotherapy, including nausea and vomiting. It is important for clinical practitioners to understand how the

Leukemia most common treatments are: Chemotherapy, Radiation therapy, and Bone marrow transplantation, and then there is also Biological therapy. In chemotherapy, patients take one or more anticancer drugs by mouth or, intravenously through IV therapy. In some cases, doctors need to inject the drugs directly into the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. Chemo can cause side effects, like losing your hair, nausea, fatigue, or easy bruising, depending on the drug. The side effects usually go away progressively between treatments or after treatments stop.

    Cancer is a disease in which cells multiply out of control and gradually build a mass of tissue called a tumor. There has been a large amount of research dedicated to the treatment and cure of cancer. Several types of treatments have been developed. The following are just some of the major examples of cancer therapy: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biologic therapy, biorhythms, unconventional treatments, and hyperthermia. Each type of treatment is discussed in detail below.

Some survivors have been known to struggle with negative emotional problems after their cancer. Others, including myself, have recreated themselves and have a more positive outlook on life and the struggles that we face. Each patient’s post experiences and treatment is different. The most common side effect after your cancer treatment, for all ages is fatigue or a persistent feeling of mental or physical tiredness. Studies that have been done on survivors of childhood cancer have shown that at least sixty percent of young adults develop chronic health problems. However, childhood cancer survivors can have exposure to a little more serious late side effects. Such as, heart problems, blood vessel problems, lung problems, bone problems, slow bone growth and the most common, memory problems. But generally, late effects are a consequence of their treatment type and it’s

Today, many psychologists feel that psychological therapy can give cancer patients’ a longer life. The first to take this stance was Psychiatrist David Spiegel M.D., of Stanford University School of Medicine, in a 1989 study Spiegel gathered patients once a week to discuss there feelings about the cancer and here they received support from other cancer sufferers. “When Spiegel followed up a decade later, he discovered that patients who had participated in the sessions had survived an average of 18 months longer than those in the control group” (Clay,2000). It is felt that if you can tap into a patients mind and help them deal with the cancer by dealing in the mental aspect of it that it will be