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Outline CAUTION UP

• C-Change in bowel or bladder
• A-A lesion that does not heal
• U-Unusual bleeding or discharge
• T-Thickening or lump in breast or elsewhere
• I-Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
• O-Obvious changes in wart or mole
• N-Nagging cough or persistent hoarseness
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• U-Unexplained weight loss
• P-Pernicious Anemia

Description

Cancer can sometimes be difficult to identify, but the earlier it is detected the better chance treatment will be effective.

 

 

Outline CANCER

• C-Comfort
• A-Altered Body Image
• N-Nutrition
• C-Chemotherapy
• E-Evaluate response to meds
• R-Respite for caretakers

Description

These are the top nursing priorities for a patient with CANCER