After completing this course you’ll be able to:
| 1. | State one reason cancer is traumatic. |
| 2. | Define the problem-orientated approach |
| 3. | State one of the first goals of the American Cancer Society |
| 4. | Define cancer |
| 5. | Compare normal cells and cancer cells |
| 6. | Define metastasis |
| 7. | Compare external beam therapy and brachytherapy |
| 8. | List the three most important ways to heal yourself |
| 9. | Define crisis |
| 10. | List three reasons to set goals for patients |
| 11. | List three steps to goal setting |
| 12. | State the number of goals to be set to heal physically |
| 13. | List two things we value as a society |
| 14. | List the three most important healing parameters |
| 15. | Compare activity and exercise |
| 16. | List the five pacing basics |
| 17. | Describe the three phases of clinical trials |
| 18. | List the inherent problem with CAM treatments |
| 19. | State what a cancer patient should do first and foremost when seeking treatment |
| 20. | Define a physiatrist |
| 21. | Define holistic medicine |
| 22. | Describe several concepts of complimentary and alternative medicine |
| 23. | List the duties of the National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). |
| 24. | List the basic principle of homeopathy |
| 25. | Define herbs |
| 26. | Describe how a doctor of osteopathy differs from a chiropractor |
| 27. | List three primary therapeutic benefits of massage |
| 28. | Describe “sweeping.” |
| 29. | Describe therapeutic touch |
| 30. | List the three notable CAM treatments in the “discourage” list |
| 31. | Discuss the 2005 review of research titled, “Review of Exercise Intervention Studies in Cancer Patients.” |
| 32. | State the most prevalent and debilitating symptom during breast cancer treatment |
| 33. | Compare physical activity with exercise |
| 34. | State the benefit of a personal trainer and the certification process |
| 35. | List several cardiovascular exercises and recommendations of the American Cancer Society |
| 36. | Define the “overload principle,” size principle, and “high load, low rep” program |
| 37. | State which foods are significant for healing |
| 38. | Define phytochemical and list a few cruciferous vegetables. (Table 8.1) |
| 39. | List several complex carbohydrates. (Table 8.2) |
| 40. | Describe the standards for raising organic food |
| 41. | List ways to stop smoking |
| 42. | Describe how cancer-related fatigue is cumulative |
| 43. | Discuss the role of melatonin and the immune system |
| 44. | List several causes of pain |
| 45. | List the four pharmacological treatments of pain |
| 46. | Describe the World Health Organization’s “ladder” approach to pain medication |
| 47. | State the use of Marinol |
| 48. | Define nociceptive and neuropathic pain and their treatments |
| 49. | Define iontophoresis |
| 50. | Define psychoneuroimmunology |
| 51. | Describe the five stages of grief according to Kubler-Ross |
| 52. | State the two symptoms that call for treatment with medications or psychological counseling or both |
| 53. | Describe the focus called, “adjustment to a disability or serious illness.” |
| 54. | State why, in some studies, regular churchgoers live longer |
| 55. | Describe prayer in the various religions |
| 56. | State how emotional and physical intimacy is affected by cancer |
| 57. | List several ways to enhance physical intimacy. (Table 13.4) |
| 58. | State several guidelines for what to tell children about cancer |
| 59. | Describe the power of friendship |
| 60. | Compare social and emotional loneliness |
| 61. | State an example of a setback and how it affects prognosis |
| 62. | State the progress in the treatment of cancer other than surgery |
| 63. | Define primary prevention |