RC266-268
Bed Rest, Bedsore Prevention, Chemoprevention, Self-Care, Environment, Immunotherapy, Metastatic Cancer, Nurses and Nursing Tips, Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment, Skincare
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RC266 - Nursing Tips, Self-Care
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- RC266.B300.1 - Self-Care and Activities of Daily Living
Judy Bray, OC, Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD
- Assistive devices or gadgets to conserve energy for Eating, Drinking, Bathing, Dressing, Cooking, Toilet and Houswork Aids will help you develop independence and self-esteem. Satisfaction can be gained from recovering from and illness or injury. Check for safety in the home and keep emergency numbers. When you are tired and weak, it is all too easy to have an accident that could slow your recovery or even reverse your physical status dramatically.
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/selfcare.html
Link added 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-26
- RC266.H362.1 - Oncology Nursing Tips
Margaret Hawn, RN, BSN -
When a life is touched by a cancer diagnosis, whether it be your own, a
family member, or a friend, many questions immediately come to
mind. Oftentimes the first concerns are about treatment issues such as,
Will I have to have chemotherapy or radiation?, What is it like to get
a treatment?
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/nurse.html
Link added 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-26
- RC266.M511.1 - Bed Rest, Skin Care and Bedsore Prevention
Becky Moore, RN and Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD
- During sleep, we change position many times a night to keep muscles moving, stop cramping, stimulate blood circulation and prevent skin breakdown. Steps to avoid bedsores and muscle atrophy include - Choosing the right bed or mattress, Frequent change of position, An exercise program. If you are immobile and unable to turn over by yourself, it is important that your family helper understands the need for frequent repositioning - every two hours is a good rule of thumb. Heat and massage help increase the blood supply to the skin.
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/bed.html
Link added 2008-09-26;
RC268.3 - Immunotherapy
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- RC268.3.P352.1 - Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment
John W. Park, MD; Christopher C. Benz, MD
- The concept of immunotherapy is based on the body
natural defense system, which protects us against a variety of diseases
including cancer.
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/immunotherapy.html
Link added 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-26
RC268.6 - Cancer and Environment
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- RC268.6.K519.1 - Cancer Survivors and Toxins
Mary Kreger, DrPH and Katherine Sargent, BA
Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco
- Exposure to tobacco, chemicals, some viruses and bacteria, certain hormones, alcohol, poor diet, and sunlight can increase the risk of cancer. Below are some lists of known carcinogens and their relationship to cancer. Advocacy and raising awareness more stringent regulation of environmental toxins can lead to decreases in carcinogens.
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/toxin.html
Link added 2008-09-24;
RC268.15 - Chemoprevention
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- RC268.15.R68.1 - Chemoprevention to Prevent Cancer
Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD
- Chemoprevention is a new, recent approach to cancer prevention. It is important to select those at very high risk and target this population for chemopreventive trials and treatment.
Substantial gains have occurred in prevention for Breast, Colon, and Prostate cancers.
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/chemoprevention.html
Link added 2008-09-26
RC268.65 - Cancer Risk Assesment
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- RC268.65.K382.1 - Cancer Risk Assessment
Patricia T. Kelly, PhD
- Genetic cancer risk, What you hear, Hormonal Therapy, Secondary Cancers, Environment Information
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/risk.html
First appeared 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-26
- RC268.65.K382.2 - Cancer Risk Assessment Introduction
- Patricia T. Kelly, PhD
Even though most cancers are not hereditary, in considering how cancers arise, we need to consider the genes.
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/riskintro.html
Link added 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-26
- RC268.65.R68.1 - Genetics and Cancer Survivorship
Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD
- Combination of environmental effects and genetic changes can proceed to develop cancer. Genetic counseling and testing may be used to evaluate your hereditary history and make appropriate recommendations. More than 90 percent of familial breast cancer cases are caused by DNA mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 oncogenes
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/Survivor/genetic.html
Link added 2008-09-26; reviewed 2010-08-07
- RC268.65.U238,1 - Cancer Risk Program, UCSF
University of California at San Francisco
- Cancer Risk Program at the University of California at San Francisco
http://www.cancerlynx.com/geneticrisk.html
Link added 2006-05-21; reviewed 2008-09-26
- RC268.65.Z106.1 - Hereditary Susceptibility to Cancer
John L. Ziegler, MD, MSc
- Individuals at hereditary risk often develop more agressive tumors at an earlier age than the general population.
http://www.cancerlynx.com/hereditary.html
Link added 2006-10-23; reviewed 2008-09-26
RC268.7 - Alcohol and Cancer
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- RC268.7.R68.1 - Alcohol and Cancer Survivors
Ernest H. Rosenbaum, MD
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Alcohol has been shown to be a small to modest cancer risk factor. Breast tissue is sensitive to estrogen and types of estrogen are known to stimulate the growth of breast cancer cells. Alcohol increases the need for folic acid. If you drink and smoke, you multiply the carcinogen effect of each substance and increase your risk of oral and throat cancer.
http://www.cancersupportivecare.com/Survivor/alcohol.html
Link added 2008-09-26;
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