Can Cancer Be Prevented: o Classification of Neoplasms
Can Cancer Be Prevented: o Classification of Neoplasms
PROGNOSIS
BENIGN – Very good prognosis
MALIGNANT – Poor prognosis
BENIGN NEOPLASMS
FIBROMAS – found in fibrous tissue frequently in
uterus, cause no manifestations unless, because of their
location, they press on a bone or nerve
o Grading Systems
Seek to define the type of tissue from which the
tumor originated and the degree to which the
tumor cells retain the functional and histologic
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS
characteristics of the tissue of origin
CARCINOMA IN SITU - neoplasms in epithelial cells that
(differentiation)
remains confined to the site of origin
Samples of cells used to establish the tumor grade
FIBROSARCOMA - bulky well-differentiated tumor may be obtained from tissue scrapings, body fluids,
masses in the connective tissues secretions, washings, biopsy, or surgical excision.
D. BLEEDING
Internal cancers - stomach, bowel, kidney, bladder,
uterus, or lungs, bleeding is often the one of the
earliest features
Bleeding from the bowel (fresh or dark red), urine,
sputum or mole in the skin (may be an indicator but
does not necessarily mean cancer)
o CA in stomach - difficulty with eating or change
in appetite or vomiting
o CA in colon or bowel - changes in bowel habits
o CA in
prostate -
interferes
with
passage
of urine
o CA of
bladder -
difficulty
or
frequency of passing urine (dysuria – painful
urination)
o CA of the lungs - persistent cough (that never
goes away, even after taking cough
medications)
o CA of liver, bile ducts, or pancreas - may block
flow of bile from liver causing jaundice