Chapter 33: Care of children and young people with a malignant condition
1. Childhood cancer treatment protocols are drawn together by the:
- GMC
- NMC
- RCN
- CCLG
2. Thrombocytopenia refers to:
- Reduction of red blood cells
- Reduction of white blood cells
- Reduction of platelets
- Reduction of neutrophils
3. Cytotoxic drugs cause side effects because:
- They affect all dividing cells
- They affect all body cells
- They are carcinogenic
- They kill only cancer cells
4. Which of the following is NOT a long-term effect of chemotherapy:
- Infertility
- Nausea
- Growth retardation
- Secondary cancers
5. A staging of 4 for a child with a solid tumour indicates the tumour:
- Is localised
- Has some but minimal spread
- Is benign
- Has spread widely