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CancerGroup #2
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Table of Contents
• Slide 1-What is the disease?• Slide 2-What causes the disease?• Slide 3-Who’s at Risk?• Slide 4-What are the symptoms?• Slide 5-How is the disease treated?• Slide 6-How can the disease be prevented?• Slide 7-Statistics• Slide 8-Fast Facts• Slide 9-Reference Cited• Slide 10-Quiz: Questions and Answers
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What is it?
“Cancer is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled growth (division
beyond the normal limits), invasion (intrusion and destruction of adjacent tissues), and
sometimes metastasis (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood).”
It is a non-infections chronic disease.
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What Causes the Disease?
Cancer is caused when the genetic material in cells is mutated and transformed. These abnormalities cause the cells to
reproduce and grow without bound.
Cells can be damaged by a number of things.
• Tobacco Smoke
• Radiation
• Chemicals
• Infectious Agents
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Who’s at Risk?
Theoretically, anyone can be at risk but those whose family have had a history of cancer are generally more susceptible to
the disease. Additionally, high exposure to genetically-mutating material (such as tobacco smoke) can increase the risk.
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What are the Symptoms?
Lung Cancer
Chest Pain
Shortness of Breath
Drowsiness
Weight Loss
Coughing up Blood
Colon Cancer
Diarrhea
Red or Dark Blood in Stool
Constipation
Cramps
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Skin Cancer
A Hard Red Lump
Rough patches of Skin
Flat Scaly Areas on Skin
Un-healing Soars
Suspicious Growths
There are different symptoms for the different kinds of cancers that can occur in the body.
Prostate Cancer
Weak Urine Stream
Blood in Urine
Pelvic Pain
Back Pain
Frequent Urination
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How is Cancer Treated? There are four major types of treatment for cancer
• Surgery- An attempt to remove the cancerous tumor
• Radiation- Radiation therapy uses high-energy particles or waves, such as x-rays, gamma rays, electron beams, or protons to destroy or damage cancer cells.
• Chemotherapy- Chemo is a drug that destroys cancerous cells. It also destroys healthy cells. It can be given as a pill or shot. Can be used after surgery or during radiation.
• Biological Therapies- Biological therapy is a type of treatment that works with your immune system. It can help fight cancer or help control side effects from other cancer treatments like chemotherapy.
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How Can Cancer be Prevented?
Primary Prevention
Reduce exposure to carcinogens in the human environment. A carcinogen is a substance that causes cancer, such as:
Tobacco smoke
Radiation
Chemicals
Infectious Agents
Secondary Prevention
Go to your doctor on a regular basis to be checked for any cancerous symptoms or signs.
Example:
Having a body check for cancerous moles/ warts/ freckles.
Tertiary Prevention
Go through the treatment steps of cancer which will involve some of these specific treatments:
Radiation
Chemotherapy
Surgery
Biological Therapy
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Fast Facts
More than 10 million Americans are currently living with, through or beyond cancer.
More than 1.4 million people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer this year.
In 2006, it is expected that 565,650 Americans will die of cancer, more than 1,500 people a day.
Of adults diagnoses with cancer today, 64% will be living five years from now.
One in three people will be diagnoses with cancer during their lifetime.
Three in four families will care for a family member with cancer.
The National Institutes of Health estimate overall costs for cancer in 2008 at $219.2 billion.
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Sources
1. www.cancer.org2. www.gatewayforcancerresearch.org4. www.cancerhelp.org5. www.medicinenet.com6. www.cancer.gov7. www.cancer,about.com
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Review• What type of disease is cancer?• Non-infectious, chronic disease.
• How does cancer spread through out the body?• Through the process of metastasis.
• What are four types of cancer treatments?• Radiation, Chemotherapy, Surgery, and Biological Therapy.
• How many people in the US have cancer?• 10 Million People
• What are the three steps of preventing cancer?• Staying away from cancer inducing agents, get checked for cancer on a regular
basis, go through cancer treatments.