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 |