Cancer Kenneth Hyunmin Kim Kamiah Noah H. Zaharia Alex M. Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

What is Cancer? Cancer is a disease in which the regular way that the body repairs breaks down, thus causing damaged cells to divide rapidly and uncontrollably. Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

Cancer Statistics More than 1 million people are diagnosed with cancer every year in the United States. Cancer is the second leading cause of death, after cardiovascular disease(CVD). Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer Lung Tumor Forming

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Formation Damaged and mutated cells divide uncontrollably Cancer cells join together to form a tumor Some cancer cells separate from the tumor and invade blood and lymph vessels Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

How Does Cancer Form? (cont.) The cancer cells can then travel to other parts of the body and can eventually form new tumors Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer Cancer Animations-See Animation 1

Effects of Cancer Cancer cells tear through and crush neighboring tissues, strangle blood vessels, and take wholesome nutrients from healthy cells Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

What Causes Cancer? Cancer can be caused by controllable and uncontrollable risk factors In most cases cancer is caused by a carcinogen Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

What is a Carcinogen? A carcinogen is any substance, or radioactive product that can cause cancer Surprisingly, all humans are exposed to carcinogens in our daily lives, although many cancer-causing carcinogens can be avoided Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

Examples of Carcinogens Oncoviruses, viruses that can potentially cause cancer. Radioactivity and Ultraviolet Rays Chemicals that can be found in tobacco smoke. These are only some examples of possible carcinogens. Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

Examples of Types of Cancers Breast Cancer -Cancer of the breast tissue; mostly found in women but 1% of cases can be found in men. -About 31% of people diagnosed with breast cancer die of it. Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

Examples of Types of Cancers(cont.) Prostate Cancer -Cancer of the male reproductive system. -About 15% of men diagnosed with prostate cancer die of it. Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

Examples of Types of Cancers(cont.) Skin Cancer -Cancer that affects the skin -About 17% of those diagnosed with skin cancer die of it. Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

Diagnosing and Treating Cancer Cancer is detected and treated in many ways, of course depending on the cancer in question Some may only require regular check- ups, while others may require surgery, or chemotherapy Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

Living with Cancer Cancer victims often feel sluggish or weak In children, they can feel upset and apprehensive about unsettling surroundings Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

Five Steps to Protect Yourself Don’t smoke or quit smoking Protect your skin(sunscreen) Eat nutritously Stay active and keep in shape(round isn’t a shape) Get regular medical checkups Lifetime Health Chapter 14: Section 3 Cancer

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