1. What is Cancer? york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6

2. What is Cancer? 1. Cells get damaged (become abnormal) 2. Start dividing much faster than normal 3.A clump of cells form (growth) – can be smaller than a pea or as big as a football! 4.Sometimes the lump is benign – not cancerous – not harmful 5.Sometimes it is malignant – cancer – potential to be harmful because it can interfere with the way the body works york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6

3. What is Cancer? york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6

4. How do cells become damaged? Diets and lifestyle york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6

5. What can be done to help to prevent Cancer? Help your immune system by keeping it healthy so it can find the damaged cells and get rid of them before they have a chance to cause a problem Help your immune system by – Eating plenty of fruit, vegetables and whole grains Drinking sufficient water Cutting down on sugar and salt Exercising to move the lymph Not smoking Protecting your skin york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6

6. Cancer cell being attacked by the immune system www.alternative-cancer.net/Cell_photos.htm york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6

7. What can be done to help people who get Cancer? Go to the doctor The doctor sends the person to hospital The hospital doctor carries out tests As a result of the tests the doctor will tell them which is the best treatment – surgery, chemotherapy or radiation york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6

8. The Good News I in 3 people will get cancer but 2/3rds will never contract the disease and of those who do 75% will beat it! New and better treatments are being developed all the time There is much we can do to help to prevent cancer and if we do get it to beat it! york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6

9. What can you do if you are worried? Talk to parent, carer, teacher, relative, Macmillan or phone York Against Cancer york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6

10. Story The Rosy Periwinkle york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6

11. The rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) is native only to the tropical forests of Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island, found off the east coast of Africa. Rosy Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) This pretty plant gives us two very important cancer-fighting medicines: vinblastine and vincristine. Vinblastine has helped increase the chance of surviving childhood leukaemia from 10% to 95%, while vincristine is used to treat Hodgkins' Disease. york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6

12. Traditional Madagascan healers used the rosy periwinkle for treating diabetes. This led to its study by western scientists who then discovered its anti-cancer properties. These medicines have proved very profitable for global drug companies. Worldwide sales are worth over £75 million a year, but virtually none of this money finds its way back to Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world. york | against | cancer Young and Healthy – Primary Teaching pack Year 6