- Cancer Screening, Prevention, Early Detection,
and Genetic Risk- 4% of test content
- Risk factors and at-risk populations
- Prevention, risk reduction, screening and early detection
guidelines
- hereditary cancer evaluation and counseling
- Cancer Diagnosis and Staging - 8% of test content
- History and physical
- Diagnostic testing and results (including pathology
and tumor markers)
- Presentation, common metastatic sites, and prognosis
- Staging guidelines
- Cancer Treatment Modalities - 20% of test content
- Chemotherapy (including hormonal and targeted)
- Surgery
- Radiation therapy
- Biological therapy (e.g., monoclonal antibodies, radioimmunotherapy,
gene therapy)
- Blood and marrow transplantation
- Multimodality therapies
- Complementary and alternative therapies
- Implications of comorbid conditions
- Side effects of treatment
- Clinical trials
- Acute, Chronic, and Late Symptom Management -
19% of test content
- Etiology and patterns of symptoms (related to disease
and treatment)
- Toxicity and symptom rating scales
- Pharmacological interventions (e.g., analgesics, antiemetics,
laxatives, antimicrobials)
- Nonpharmacological interventions (e.g., relaxation
techniques, hypnosis, biofeedback, art/music therapy)
- Procedural interventions (e.g., paracentesis, thoracentesis,
radiation)
- Complementary and alternative therapies
- Delivery systems (e.g., PCAs, VADs, pumps)
- Oncologic Emergencies (metabolic and structural)
- 12% of test content
- Risk factors
- Etiology
- Prevention
- Assessment
- Management
- Psychosocial Management)- 15% of test content
- Risk factors for psychosocial disturbances (e.g.,
comorbidities, specific treatment, lack of social support)
- Assessment techniques
- Sexuality
- Pharmacological interventions (e.g., anxiolytics,
antidepressants)
- Nonpharmacological interventions (e.g., relaxation
techniques, hypnosis, biofeedback, art/music therapy)
- Coping methods
- Family dynamics
- Diversity (e.g., cultural, lifestyle, religious)
- Coordination of Multidisciplinary Care - 5% of
test content
- Roles of healthcare team members
- Rehabilitation
- Survivorship
- Community resources
- Professional Practice - 9% of test content
- Ethical and legal issues (e.g., informed consent,
advance directives)
- Documentation requirements (e.g., legal, regulatory,
insurance reimbursement)
- Diagnostic and procedural coding
- Patient/family education
- Continuous quality improvement methods
- Advanced practice standards
- Healthcare legislation
- Licensing, certification, and credentialing issues
- End of Life Care- 5% of test content
- End of life symptom management
- Family support/education
- Grief and bereavement process
- Settings for care (e.g., home, hospice, inpatient)
- Professional Performance - 3% of test content
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