NURS 3102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Axillary Lymph Nodes, Pulmonary Function Testing, Breast Cancer Classification

• School: Mount Royal University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NURS 3102
• Professor: Helena Myllykoski

Document Summary

Readings, learning objectives and guided self study: describe the classification system for breast cancer staging and interpret its meaning in terms of: The two most important are tumour size and whether the tumour has spread to the axillary lymph nodes or infraclavicular nodes. Also depends on the extend of spread of the breast cancer. Staging determines the size of the tumour and the existence of metastasis. The tnm system is frequently used: t refers to the extent of the primary tumour, n lymph node involvement, m- extent of metastasis. Tumours that do not clearly resemble the tissue of origin in structure or function are described as poorly differentiated or undifferentiated and are assigned grade iv. Differentiate between intermittent and combination antineoplastic medications. Some medications are specific to the cell-cycle. So for example, many of them are specific to the stage of the cell cycle.