NUR 2392 Multidemential Care
- alopecia
Answer hair loss
- cachexia
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Extreme tissue and muscle wasting due to malnourishment.
- chemotherapy
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Cytotoxic drugs aimed to reduce tumor burden and destroy cancer cells.
- chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN)
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The loss of sensory perception or motor function of peripheral nerves associated with exposure to certain anticancer drugs.
- dose-dense chemotherapy
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A chemotherapy regimen that is more frequently administered for aggressive cancer treatment. 1 / 2
- emetogenic
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A substance that can induce nausea and vomiting.
- exposure
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The amount of radiation that is delivered to a tissue.
- extravasation
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Leakage or infiltration of a vesicant into the surrounding tissue.
- gray
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Unit of measurement for an absorbed radiation dose.
- immune-related adverse events (irAEs)
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Adverse events related to im- munotherapy.
- immunotherapy
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Drugs designed to activate the body's immune system to attack cancer cells, causing cell death.
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