Key Terms for Care of Patient with Cancer

Describe the 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

with reverences please.