Chapter 8 Introduction to Cancer Therapy and Cancer Drugs

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Across
  1. 4. the introduction of a foreign object (bone fragments, cells, air, blood clot) into the bloodstream
  2. 6. a white blood cell type; assists in fighting invading organisms
  3. 8. cancer development arising from plasma cells
  4. 9. a platelet: a cell that helps to form blood clots
  5. 12. cancer development arising from leukocytes
  6. 15. a medicine used to prevent hemorrhagic cystitis in clients receiving chemotherapy
  7. 20. a decrease below normal levels of circulating neutrophils
  8. 24. the ability of a tumor mass to grow new vascularity
  9. 26. a condition occurring after administration of chemotherapy resulting in cell death that releases cellular contents into the blood
  10. 27. a decrease below normal levels of circulating leukocytes
  11. 28. a decrease below normal levels of circulating erythrocyte
  12. 30. abnormal loss of body hair
  13. 31. a cancer that develops after exposure to treatment for a previous cancer
  14. 32. a change in the nucleic acid sequence in a cell
  15. 33. cancer development arising from skin cells
  16. 34. a white blood cell type; assists in fighting invading organisms
  17. 35. inflammation of the bladder lining, resulting in bleeding and hematuria
Down
  1. 1. a decrease below normal levels of circulating granulocytes
  2. 2. cancer development arising from bone marrow cells
  3. 3. decreased production of blood cells by the stem cells in the bone marrow
  4. 5. a white blood cell type; assists in fighting invading organisms
  5. 7. any intravenous drug capable of causing blistering and tissue damage should extravasation occur
  6. 10. a decrease below normal levels of circulating thrombocytes
  7. 11. the thickening or scarring of connective tissue
  8. 13. occurrence of a fever during a period of neutropenia, when the risk of infection is higher than normal
  9. 14. not causing harmful effects
  10. 16. spread to other sites in the body
  11. 17. a mutated gene that has the potential to cause cancer development
  12. 18. inflammation and ulceration of oral and/or gastrointestinal mucous membranes; often a side effect of chemotherapy or radiation therapy
  13. 19. cancer development arising from the glandular tissues that line body organs
  14. 21. the leakage of a vesicant drug into the tissues surrounding the intravenous infusion site
  15. 22. drug therapy focused on killing cancer cells
  16. 23. the point after a chemotherapy treatment at which a client’s blood cell counts are at the lowest level before recovery
  17. 25. a red blood cell
  18. 29. a decrease below normal levels of all circulation blood cell lines including white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets