1. By Kourtney Moore

2.  Cancer is the name given to a collection of related diseases. In all types, some of the body cells begin to divide uncontrollably and spread into surrounding tissues.  It can start almost anywhere in the human body because the body has so many cells.  As cells become abnormal, damaged cells survive when they should die and may form growths called tumors. _ Cancerous tumors are malignant, meaning they can spread into, or invade, nearby tissues -Benign tumors do not spread nearby tissues -Non-cancerous

3.  Skin  Lung  Prostate  Breast  Colorectal

4. What is it?  Skin cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal skin cells.  It occurs when unrepaired DNA damage to skin cells triggers mutations, or genetic defects, that lead the skin cells to multiply rapidly and form malignant tumors.

5.  It begins in the cells that make up the epidermis top layer of the skin).  The malignant tumors result in irregular spots, red bumps, or scaly patches on the skin.  It most commonly affects areas of the skin that are exposed to the sun but may develop anywhere on the body  If left untreated, it can grow deep in the skin and spread through the rest of the body, causing serious complications.

6. What is it?  Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth or abnormal cells that begin in one or both lungs, usually in the cells that line the air passages.  Smokers have the highest risk of developing lung cancer.  2 types -Primary -Originates in the lungs -Secondary -Originates elsewhere in the body, metasizes, and reaches the lungs.

7.  With lung cancer, the abnormal or malignant cells that are formed damage and destroy the lung tissue.  The tumors may block airways, making it difficult to breath Normal Lung – vs- Smoker s Lung

8. What is it?  Uncontrollable growth of cells in the prostate.  The prostate is a gland found only in men. ◦ It is the size of a walnut  -Can be much larger in older men ◦ It makes some of the fluid that is part of semen.

10. What is it?  Breast Cancer refers to a malignant tumor that develops from cells in the breast.  Usually begins in the cells of the lobules, (milk producing glands) or the ducts, (the passages that drain milk from the lobules to the nipple.  Over time, cancer cells can invade the underarm lymph nodes  Small organs that filter foreign substances in the body.  If they enter the lymph nodes, they will have a pathway into other parts of the body.

12. What is it?  Cancer that starts in the color or the rectum  Most colorectal cancer starts as a polyp ◦ A growth that starts in the inner lining of the colon or rectum and grown toward the center, also known as adenomas  Over 95% of colon and rectal cancers are adenocarcinomas. ◦ Only certain types of polyps can become cancerous.

13.  Depends on the type of treatment and may differ from person to person.  Chemotherapy Effects ◦ Infection, weak/tired, hair loss, loss of appetite and vomiting.  Radiation Effects ◦ Diarrhea, bloody stools, rectal leakage, urinary discomfort.

14. TypeNew CasesCasualties Skin16,38010,130 Lung224,390158,080 Prostate180,89026,120 Breast264,66040,450 Colorectal134,49049,190

16.  American Cancer Society: Cancer Facts and Figures 2016, Atlanta, GA American Cancer Society, 2016  Healthcommunities.com: Prostate Cancer Surgery, Prostate Cancer Prognosis and Prevention  Photo sources: Rozen,Young, Levin, Spann, Colorectal Cancer in Clinical Practice (2002)  American Caner Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2010. Atlanta, GA: ACS; 2010