The World’s Biggest The World’s Biggest Problem: CancerProblem: Cancer

Joey MaganiniJoey MaganiniP3P3

World HistoryWorld HistoryMr. HaskellMr. Haskell

HistoryHistory

Oldest description of human cancer was found in Oldest description of human cancer was found in an Egyptian papyrus written between 3000-1500 an Egyptian papyrus written between 3000-1500 BC BC

Hippocrates was the first to name them cancer.Hippocrates was the first to name them cancer. The first cancer ever discovered appeared to be The first cancer ever discovered appeared to be

bone cancerbone cancer In 1761, Giovanni Morgagni was the first to In 1761, Giovanni Morgagni was the first to

recognize a person who had died from cancer recognize a person who had died from cancer after he performed autopsy. after he performed autopsy.

Hippocrates also discovered the two types of Hippocrates also discovered the two types of cancer benigncancer benign

Current StatusCurrent Status

Cancer causes 22 % of the Us Mortality rateCancer causes 22 % of the Us Mortality rate 30% of cancer is lung cancer which can be 30% of cancer is lung cancer which can be

blamed directly from smokingblamed directly from smoking There are multiple ways to treat cancer in the 20There are multiple ways to treat cancer in the 20thth

centurycentury Usually treated with surgery, chemotherapy or Usually treated with surgery, chemotherapy or

radiotherapy radiotherapy There is no cureThere is no cure Less than 1% of environmental exposures cause Less than 1% of environmental exposures cause

cancercancer

Reasons for the ProblemReasons for the Problem

Rapidly spreads through carcinogens Rapidly spreads through carcinogens Strong association between tobacco use and Strong association between tobacco use and

alcohol alcohol Arsenic- treated products Arsenic- treated products Electricity power lines and radiation plants are Electricity power lines and radiation plants are

possible factors possible factors unprotected exposure to strong sunlight. unprotected exposure to strong sunlight. Age, race, and diet.Age, race, and diet. Enviornmental factors Enviornmental factors in which include tabacco in which include tabacco

use and diet use and diet cause 75% of all cancerscause 75% of all cancers

Cancer Death Rates Cancer Death Rates

Lung

Colon & rectum

Stomach

Rate Per 100,000

Prostate

Pancreas

LiverLeukemia

0

20

40

60

80

100

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Previous Attempts to End Previous Attempts to End CancerCancer

Constant research and Constant research and development development

Lab testing Lab testing Treatment testing Treatment testing Recovery resultsRecovery results Diet TestingDiet Testing Census testingCensus testing

Prediction of the Ultimate Prediction of the Ultimate OutcomeOutcome

I personally think that cancer will I personally think that cancer will sooner or later go away but it will sooner or later go away but it will take a long time. All though there take a long time. All though there have been many strides towards the have been many strides towards the end there will always be people end there will always be people smoking and diet factors that will smoking and diet factors that will keep the cancer mutating.keep the cancer mutating.

Solution to the ProblemSolution to the Problem

There is no solution yet, except to There is no solution yet, except to stop carcinogens and to prevent stop carcinogens and to prevent getting it by avoiding risk factorsgetting it by avoiding risk factors

There are some known things to There are some known things to avoid cancer such as skin cancer can avoid cancer such as skin cancer can be prevented by avoiding the be prevented by avoiding the sunlightsunlight

ConclusionConclusion

Cancer is rapidly killing many people Cancer is rapidly killing many people all over the worldall over the world

Research and testing is flourishing Research and testing is flourishing with resultswith results

Cancer can be weakened effectively Cancer can be weakened effectively with research and treatments.with research and treatments.