A nurse is teaching at a health fair about the early warning ...

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A nurse is teaching at a health fair about the early warning signs of cancer. Which of the following would the nurse include as early warning signs? (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. A sore that does not heal
  2. Change in bladder or bowel habits
  3. Family history
  4. Unusual discharge
  5. Obvious change in nevus
  6. Nagging cough

Question 2

A client is diagnosed with cancer. The nurse realizes that which of the following are characteristics of this type of cell? (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. Aneuploid
  2. Cohesive
  3. Migratory
  4. Poorly differentiated
  5. Specific morphology
  6. Abnormal chromosomes

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Answer to Question 1

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Early warning signs can be easily remember using the acronym CAUTION: C, change in bladder or bowel habits; A, a sore that does not heal; U, unusual bleeding or discharge; T, presence of a lump or thickening; I, indigestion; O, obvious change in a wart or mole; and N, a nagging cough or hoarseness.

Answer to Question 2

1, 3, 4, 6
Characteristics of malignant cells include uncontrolled cell division; large, variably shaped nuclei; anaplasia; poor differentiation; noncohesion; migration; lack of contact inhibition; aneuploidy; and abnormal chromosomes. Specific morphology and cohesiveness are characteristics of either benign or normal cells.