Cancer Treatments

__**_____________**__ is a method used to target leftover cells after a tumor is removed

Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy is a ______ treatment

local

Side effects of radiation therapy include ______

Soreness, sensitivity, skin looking burnt, nausea, fatigue, etc.

Radiation therapy can either be administered through _ ___ or _

High-energy rays; Pellets

______ is a treatment used to target metastasized cancer cells

Chemotherapy

______ cells are

Cancerous cells that travel away from the original tumor site to the rest of the body

Chemotherapy is a _____ treatment

Systemic

Chemotherapy works by __________

Injecting drugs into the bloodstream that target rapidly dividing cells

Side effects of chemotherapy include _______

hair loss, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, lack of appetite, thinning skin, mouth sores, gum sensitivity, anemia, etc.

Biofeedback therapy makes patients _________

aware of previously unconscious actions such as responses to pain or panic

The benefits of biofeedback therapy are that it is __ and that _

less painful and invasive ; patients are not reliant on drugs

Examples of biofeedback therapy include __ and _

yoga; meditation

______ is the surgical procedure of removing a limb

Amputation

Prosthetics have advanced throughout history to become _______

more responsive to the patient’s wishes

Physical therapists __________

build strength in gross and fine skills

Gross skills involve ________

a wider range of movement

Fine skills involve _______

small and concentrated range of movement

An example of a fine motor skill is ________

writing

Occupational therapists help patients ______

relearn daily activities

An example of what an occupational therapist would help with is ________

relearning how to zip up a jacket