B REAST C ANCER Catie Dansby & Sarah Matyas

M EDICAL Q’ S

1. H OW DO YOU INHERIT IT ? You can’t inherit Breast Cancer, but it can run in your family If a close relative has it, you may be at risk Your risk increases if your relative had it before the age of 50

2. W HAT ARE THE G ENOTYPES OF THE PARENTS AND WHAT IS THE ABNORMALITY ? Mom = homozygous recessive Dad = heterozygous The cancer cells divide out of control and create a tumor

3. H OW PREVALENT IS B REAST C ANCER IN THE POPULATION ? 1 in 8 women get diagnosed with Breast Cancer 234,580 get diagnosed yearly

4. W HAT ARE THE CHANCES OF PASSING IT TO THEIR OFFSPRING ? If mom was homo. Recessive and dad was heter. Then they would have a 50 percent chance If mom was heter. And dad was heter. Than they would have a 25 percent chance If mom was heter. And dad was homo. Dom. Then they would have a o percent chance

7. W HAT IS THE L IFE E XPECTANCY OF A PERSON WITH B REAST CANCER ? There is no change in life expectancy from a person that has than a person who doesn’t

I NTERVIEW Q’S We interviewed Mrs. Lauzon the Art teacher who is a breast cancer survivor

1. W HAT WAS EVERYDAY LIFE LIKE ? Answer on weebly video

5. H OW IS B REAST CANCER DIAGNOSED ? Answer on weebly video

6. W HAT ARE THE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS ? Answer on weebly video

2. W HAT LIMITATIONS DID YOU HAVE ? Answer on weebly video

H OW POSSIBLE IS IT THAT A CURE WILL BE FOUND ? Answer on weebly video

I NTERESTING INFORMATION

1. W HAT MADE YOU CHOOSE THIS DISEASE ? So many people die from it So many people are diagnosed with it

2. W HAT ELSE INTERESTS YOU ABOUT A BREAST CANCER ? How many people die from it yearly The number of people that have met that have it ( 5 )

E XTRAS

H OW TO AVOID IT Don’t drink heavily, smoke, or do drugs Get tested often Discuss with your doctor if it runs in your family Avoid being fat and unhealthy Exercise daily Eat high fiber diet

L INK TO WEEBLY

W ORKS C ITED Carey, Lisa A., and William Irvin, Jr.. "Breast cancer." World Book Student. World Book, Web. 17 Feb Cohen, Leonard A. "Breast Cancer." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, Web. 17 Feb "Cancer." N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Feb

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