Is there Hope for Children with Cancer? Yaritza Delgado

Why I chose my topic Science Career o I want to be a doctor. Maybe specialize in Oncology

Cancer in Children  Cancer has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. in children 1-14 years old  There has been an increase in the numbers of children diagnosed with cancer  The chances of children dying has decreased and the five year survival rate has increased  Children with cancer have an 80 percent chance of being cured

Cancer  Cancer forms when cells start to grow out of control  Cancer cells continue to grow and grow overtop of each other forming a tumor  Growing cancer cells demand a lot of the body’s nutrients everyday

Cancer  Cancer symptoms are similar to those of many common diseases  Metastasis – spreading  Different cancers grow at different paces and respond to different treatments

Cancer in Children: Treatments  Leukemia, Lymphoma, Brain cancer  Treatments  Chemotherapy  Bone marrow transplant  Radiation  Surgery

Obstacles I Overcame  Finding different information  Organizing information on the paper  Choosing what was most important

Successes  I was able to organize my information well  Found lots of information  Was able to pick out the most important things to put on my paper

Link  Since in my research I focused in children I decided for my product to volunteer at a Ronald McDonald House

My Product

Reflection  What I learned about:  Myself: I enjoy helping others, especially children  Career: The research and experience I went through while doing the project made me certain that I want to pursue a medical career as a doctor  Was the project worthwhile overall  It was because it helped me be more responsible and it helped me get out of my comfort zone and learn and experience new things.

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