Esophageal Cancer
Module 08 Project Assignment – Project Status
For this project assignment, submit a 2-pages status of your Project. It may be helpful to use the outline you submitted earlier as your guide. Identify the parts of your project you have completed and those that still need work. Identify areas in which you are experiencing any difficulty and the ways you will plan to overcome the difficulty.
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Esophageal Cancer
I. What is esophageal cancer?
Esophageal cancer is a cancer that occurs when cancer cells form in the esophagus or gullet
II. Etiology
A. History and background of Esophageal cancer
B. Causes.
i. specific causes of esophageal cancer are unknown
ii. research depicts that factors such as age, gender, diet, smoking, obesity, long-term acid reflux and medical conditions
iii. previous cancer treatment, tobacco or alcohol abuse or other rare medical conditions
C. Symptoms of Esophageal Cancer
i. Weight loss.
ii. Indigestion and heartburns
iii. Difficulties while swallowing.
iv. Hoarseness and coughing
III. Prevention Of the Disease
A. Observing nutritional discipline.
B. Lifestyle changes
IV. Treatment
Initial treatment of esophageal cancer depends on how far it has spread.
A. Conventional treatment methods.
i. Radiofrequency ablation.
ii. Photodynamic therapy or endoscopic mucosal resection
iii. Esophagectomy
iv. Chemotherapy.
B. Complementary and Alternative Health (CAH) methods.
i. Palliative therapy.
ii. Acupuncture
iii. Chinese Traditional medicine
iv. Hypnosis
C. Integrative treatment practices
Combining both the complementary and CAH treatment practices
V. Recommended diets and health practices
VI. Nursing assessment and Interventions
i. Nursing care is advanced and requires patient and family education, clinical assessment, palliative care, management of side effects and nutritional management.
ii. Nurses need to coordinate all the support services to ensure they meet the needs of the patient.
VII. Client Education
i. Patients should receive adequate information about the disease.
ii. This information should be conveyed from the time of diagnosis through the period of procedures and treatments.
VIII. Adherence
After the treatment, it is important for the medical team to keep in touch with the patient to monitor progress.
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