| Symptoms
& History
Physical
Findings
Stop
& Think
Lab
and X-Ray
Differential
Diagnosis
The
Disease
Treatment
Conclusions
Quiz
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Radiation
and chemotherapy
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Radiation in tumoricidal doses
to areas of disease and surrounding node regions.
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For example, cervical disease
(such as Mrs. Talbott has) would receive radiation to all cervical nodes
plus
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Supraclavicular,
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Axillary,
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Mediastinal and hilar lung lymph
nodes.
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Problems associated with radiation
therapy.
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Chemotherapy is a combination
of drugs, MOPP
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Nitrogen mustard
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Vincristine (Oncovin)
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Procarbazine and
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Prednisone
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Problems associated with chemotherapy.
What about outcomes?
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