Cancer Types

Lung cancer is the leading killer with ___ death fraction

¼

most of the time, lung cancer ends up spreading to _____ by time of diagnosis

lymph nodes

lung cancer cause is usually ______ or from _____, like (2 ex)

smoking, environment, radon and basements

small lung cancer characteristics

from smoking, more aggressive and deadly

LDCT screening tests reqs/qualifiers

55-74, 30 pack year, current smoke or quit within 15 years

symptoms of lung cancer earlier

chronic cough/cough changes, dyspnea, hemoptysis, recurring fever

late lung cancer symptoms

weakness, anorexia, weight loss

lung cancer is usually an _____ onset

insidious

symptom management for lung cancer

airway, o2, position, deep breathing, reduce fatigue

lymphoma def

neoplasms of lymphoid origin

most common places for nhl

spleen, gi, liver, bone marrow

hodgkins lymphoma starts as _____ of lymph nodes and is identified by ______

enlargement, reed sternberg cell

for hodgkin, there is a ____ in an x ray and it is usually ____

mediastinal mass, painless

spleen is considered part of the _____ system so it isnt classified as spread to the organ

lymphatic

NHL originates from ______ growth of _____ tissue

neoplastic, lymphoid

NHL medain diagnosis age is ___ and is ___ most common type with ____ survival rate of 5 years

60, 6, 71

_____ (cell type) most affected by NHL at 85 percent, then ____ cels at 15

B cells, T cells