Warning:
JavaScript is turned OFF. None of the links on this page will work until it is reactivated.
If you need help turning JavaScript On, click here.
This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: oral cancer, toungue: radiation & incision Oral-teletherapy/ brachytherapy radical/modified neck, oral cancer nursing interventions nutrition- May use PEG for palliation, pain mgt b4 eating., lip-incision & radiation toungue: radiation & incision, oral cancer nursing interventions Radiation-xerostomia (salagan-cholinergic) inc fluid intake, sugarless gum/candy, mouth rinse, water bottles. fatigue, daily walk, watch for desquamation, oral cancer collaborative care Chemo not very effective., oral cancer studies biopsy, cytology, scraping, toluidine blue test., oral cancer PIE arise from mucosal surfaces. Can be very curable if caught early. Risk factors- alcohol, tobacco, HPV, chronic irritation, UV light, oral cancer collaborative care lip-incision & radiation, oral cancer S/S dependent on location lip: indurated painless ulcer tongue: ulcer, area of thickness, inc salivation, slurred speech, dysphagia, toothache, earache. Oral: leukoplakia, erthroplakia, sore spot, rough area, pain, dysphagia