Terms for Care of Patient with Cancer

Key Terms for Care of Patient with Cancer. adjuvant

• alopecia
• anemia
• cachexia
• chemotherapy
• chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy
• cytotoxic
• dose-dense chemotherapy
• emetogenic
• exposure
• extravasation
• gray (gy)
• gynecomastia
• metastasize
• metastasizing
• mucositis
• nadir
• neutropenia
• radiation dose
• stomatitis
• thrombocytopenia
• tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs)
• vesicants
• xerostomia
• x-rays