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Rasmussen College - NUR 2392Student Worksheet- Week 2, Sammy, Dosage Calc & Nutrition(1

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Sammy Martin is an 8 year old with a non-operable brain tumor. She is scared and alone as her parents must work to pay for her care and for childcare for her siblings. Most childhood cancers cannot... be prevented or screened for, according to the World Health Organization, and very few cancers in kids are prompted by environmental or lifestyle factors. Survival rates for childhood cancers are much better in high-income countries, at about 80%, compared with just 20% in many low- and middle-income spots where it's more difficult to get adequate treatment. Scientists suspect that around 1 in 10 childhood cancers may stem from genetics, and say the best defense against childhood cancer is early diagnosis and treatment. https://www.insider.com/childhood-cancers-teens-rising-colon-cancer-pancreatic-cancer-2019-9#even-though-the-fraction-of-cancer-cases-that-kids-get-is-tiny-there-are-certain-diagnoses-that-are-on-the-rise-even-in-babies-2 Brain tumors have more than 120 different types, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. Some brain tumors, such as a glioblastoma multiforme, are malignant and may be fast-growing. Other types of brain tumors, such as a meningioma, may be slow-growing and benign. Primary brain tumors form in brain cells and are categorized by the type of cell or where in the brain they first develop. For instance, astrocytomas form in star-shaped cells called astrocytes. Pituitary tumors are found in the pituitary gland at the bottom of the brain. The most common primary brain tumors are called gliomas, which originate in the glial (supportive) tissue. About one-third of all primary brain tumors and other nervous system tumors form from glial cells. Aside from tumors in the brain, cancer may begin in, or spread to, other areas of the central nervous system (CNS), such as the spinal cord or column, or the peripheral nerves. Cancer that develops in the spinal cord or its surrounding structures is called spinal cancer. Most tumors of the spine are metastatic tumors, which have spread to the spine from another location in the [Show More]

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