The nurse is presenting information related to the hallmark capabilities of cancer to a group of new nurses on an oncology unit. What information should the nurse present?

Question

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1. Cancer cells do not follow the same growth patterns as normal cells.
2. Cancer cells can live much longer than normal cells.
3. Cancer cells can cause new blood vessels to grow.
4. The change of a normal cell to a cancerous cell follows a simple and predictable model.
5. Normal immune surveillance can be ineffective against cancer cells.

Answer 1

1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: Cancer cells are able to deregulate growth factor signals that control the growth of normal cells.
Rationale 2: Cancer cells are able to both resist cell death and to support replication immortality.
Rationale 3: This process is called angiogenesis and is a hallmark of cancer.
Rationale 4: Normal cells grow in a predictable manner, but cancer cells do not. This is one reason for the difficulty in treating cancer.
Rationale 5: Cancer cells can evade the destruction by B cells, T cells, NKCs, macrophages, and dendritic cells that occurs with abnormal bacteria or viruses.