Exam 4: Cancer Treatment – Medications
2026 Questions and Answers
treatments are - Correct answer-based on treatment goals for specific type, stage,
and grade; determined after staging and grading is completed
goal options are - Correct answer-cure, control, palliation
cure - Correct answer-eradication of disease
control - Correct answer-prolonged survival and containment of malignant growth
palliation - Correct answer-relief of symptoms and maintain quality of life
cytotoxic - Correct answer-ability of drug to damage or kill cancer cells
goal of drug therapy - Correct answer-cure, remission (symptoms of disease
subsided), or palliation (alleviate pain, suffering without expecting to eliminate
cause)
hormone inhibitors - Correct answer-slow growth of cancer cells stimulated by
hormones
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, hematologic malignancies - Correct answer-use drug therapy, treat condition
systemically because of spread through body
solid tumors drugs - Correct answer-used before or after surgery or with radiation
benefits of chemo - Correct answer-treatment of systemic cancers, metastasis
disadvantages of chemo - Correct answer-kills all rapidly dividing cells, many
adverse effects specific to type of chemotherapy
chemotherapy commonalities - Correct answer-most kills cells by interfering with
replication, most effective against rapidly dividing cells - normal and malignant
each dose kills a specific number of cancer cells - Correct answer-need repeated
doses to kill all of them
drugs are used in combination regimen - Correct answer-max effectiveness,
minimize damage to healthy cells (combinations act at different points in cell
growth and replication cycle)
most are metabolized in the liver and excreted in urine - Correct answer-can be
liver and renal toxic at high doses
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2026 Questions and Answers
treatments are - Correct answer-based on treatment goals for specific type, stage,
and grade; determined after staging and grading is completed
goal options are - Correct answer-cure, control, palliation
cure - Correct answer-eradication of disease
control - Correct answer-prolonged survival and containment of malignant growth
palliation - Correct answer-relief of symptoms and maintain quality of life
cytotoxic - Correct answer-ability of drug to damage or kill cancer cells
goal of drug therapy - Correct answer-cure, remission (symptoms of disease
subsided), or palliation (alleviate pain, suffering without expecting to eliminate
cause)
hormone inhibitors - Correct answer-slow growth of cancer cells stimulated by
hormones
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, hematologic malignancies - Correct answer-use drug therapy, treat condition
systemically because of spread through body
solid tumors drugs - Correct answer-used before or after surgery or with radiation
benefits of chemo - Correct answer-treatment of systemic cancers, metastasis
disadvantages of chemo - Correct answer-kills all rapidly dividing cells, many
adverse effects specific to type of chemotherapy
chemotherapy commonalities - Correct answer-most kills cells by interfering with
replication, most effective against rapidly dividing cells - normal and malignant
each dose kills a specific number of cancer cells - Correct answer-need repeated
doses to kill all of them
drugs are used in combination regimen - Correct answer-max effectiveness,
minimize damage to healthy cells (combinations act at different points in cell
growth and replication cycle)
most are metabolized in the liver and excreted in urine - Correct answer-can be
liver and renal toxic at high doses
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