NUR2790 Professional Nursing III Discussions

Module 1 Discussion

Cancer Treatment Options

Mrs. Williams is a 27-year-old female diagnosed with breast cancer. She is currently in pharmacy school. She does not have children, but hopes to have them someday. She has been tested and has a genetic predisposition for this disease.

What treatment options does she have?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of those treatment options?

What would you tell Mrs. Williams if she decided to refuse treatment?

Mrs. Williams really wants to have children before she starts treatment. What would you educate her about? Why?

 

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Cancer Treatment Options

Introduction

If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, the news can be overwhelming. You may wonder what treatment options are available and how they might best help you. The good news is that there are many treatments available to fight cancer and improve your chances of survival. Here’s everything you need to know about cancer treatment:

A diagnosis of cancer can be overwhelming.

It’s important that you know what to expect during your cancer treatment. This section offers information about the treatments you may undergo and how they will help treat your cancer.

If you have cancer, it can be overwhelming. You may feel emotional and physical stress, loss of control over your life and fear of the unknown as well as fear of dying.

Fortunately, many advances have been made in cancer treatment.

Fortunately, many advances have been made in cancer treatment. Newer treatments are better than older ones and there are many different types of cancer which require a variety of options to treat them. Some treatments work better with certain types of cancer than others, so it can be helpful to find out more about your situation before deciding on a course of action.

There’s also some evidence that some people respond better than others to certain forms of treatment or combinations thereof: for example, if you have lung cancer that started in the right lobe and has spread around the chest area (this is called stage 4b), then chemotherapy may not help very much at all; but if your left lung was affected by the same tumor but hadn’t spread into nearby lymph nodes yet (this would be stage 3a), then chemotherapy might offer some relief from symptoms such as pain and coughing up blood clots

Surgery to remove a tumor is one option.

Surgery to remove a tumor is one option. This type of surgery is also referred to as radical surgery and can be performed on both children and adults. In general, it involves removing the entire tumor along with parts of surrounding tissue.

Surgery can be used to remove only part of a tumor (partial mastectomy) or even just part of that area where you have been treated (lateral mastectomy). A partial mastectomy removes only some cells from within your breast so that there will be less chance that they will get back again after being removed by surgery later on down the line if they are still in place at that point in time too!

Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells.

Chemotherapy is a treatment that uses drugs to kill cancer cells. It can be used alone or in combination with other treatments. Chemotherapy drugs are often given through a needle or tube inserted into a vein (IV).

Chemotherapy may be used when you have advanced cancer, but it’s not always effective for everyone. The type of chemotherapy you get depends on what kind of cancer you have and how far along it has spread.

Radiation therapy kills cancer cells with high-powered beams of energy.

Radiation therapy is a type of treatment that uses high-powered beams of energy to kill cancer cells. It’s used to treat many types of cancer, including Hodgkin lymphoma and testicular cancer.

Radiation therapy is most often used alone or in combination with other treatments such as surgery and chemotherapy, which are also effective at killing cancer cells but don’t use radiation.

Other less frequently used therapies include immunotherapy, hormone therapy, and stem cell transplants.

Most cancer treatments are designed to kill or slow down the growth of tumor cells.

Immunotherapy, hormone therapy and stem cell transplants may also be used in combination with other treatments. These less frequently used therapies include:

• Immunotherapy is a treatment that uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer cells by enhancing its ability to identify and attack them (in contrast to traditional chemotherapy). This approach has been found effective for some types of lung cancers and melanoma skin cancers as well as certain types of breast cancer. Researchers are working on improving immunotherapies so they can be used on more patients with less side effects than traditional chemotherapy has caused in the past — but until then you’ll need an experienced physician who understands how these drugs work before taking them yourself!

Knowing what treatment options are available can help you take an active role in your care.

Knowing what treatment options are available can help you take an active role in your care.

• Understanding your treatment options can help you make decisions about your care.

• Knowing what treatment options are available can help you take an active role in your care.

It’s important to understand that not all treatments work for all patients.

In addition to the treatments discussed above, it’s important to understand that not all treatments work for all patients. Not every cancer is appropriate for certain types of treatment or at different stages of disease progression. For example, some cancers may respond better to chemotherapy than others; while some people with advanced tumors can benefit from surgery and radiation therapy more than others do.

Some treatments work better with certain types of cancer or in certain situations than others.

Some treatments work better with certain types of cancer or in certain situations than others. For example, some chemotherapy drugs are more effective when they’re given in combination with other drugs that target specific proteins (proteins) found on the surface of tumor cells. This process is called “targeted therapy.”

Some chemotherapy drugs are also more effective when used together with radiation therapy—a type of treatment that kills off cancer cells by damaging their DNA so that they can’t grow again. Radiation therapy can be delivered as either external or internal radiation: external radiation uses X-rays to destroy the outer layer of cells so that there’s less chance for them to become resistant; internal radiation uses radioactive material injected directly into the body via catheter (a long tube inserted through an incision).

Your treatment plan will depend on your type of cancer, your age and health, and the stage of the cancer when it was diagnosed.

Your treatment plan will depend on your type of cancer, your age and health, and the stage of the cancer when it was diagnosed.

• Tumor type: You’ll want to understand what kind of tumor you have so that you can choose an effective treatment. For example, some types of lung cancers are easier to treat than others because they respond better or don’t spread as quickly or far from where they started in your body.*

• Age: The older you are when a cancer is discovered (or diagnosed), the harder it will be for doctors to find ways to cure or control that disease without causing serious side effects like pain medications such as opioids which may make symptoms worse over time instead improving quality-of-life issues such as mobility limitations due reduced strength due complications related physical conditions caused by treatments used during recovery periods associated with surgery performed post-treatment procedures during recovery periods following therapy sessions administered following chemotherapy sessions administered prior radiation therapy sessions administered after radiation therapy sessions

Most people diagnosed with cancer have many treatment options

Most people diagnosed with cancer have many treatment options. Some people have fewer options, while others can choose from a wider variety of treatments. In some cases, there are no standard treatments for the disease; instead, doctors will recommend a combination of therapies to help your body fight off cancer.

Conclusion

We hope that this article has provided you with all the information you need to make a choice about your treatment options. Remember, however, that all treatment options have risks and benefits, so it’s important to discuss your options with your doctor and consider the best way forward for yourself.