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Definition

• Out-of-Control growth

• Spread of abnormal cells

• The cells accumulate and form tumors

• The tumors destroy normal tissue

• The tumors spread and continue to destroy normal tissue

• Many tumors may form a colony

Importance

• Because half of all men and a third of all women get a form of cancer

• Millions of people have cancer right now

• It has been around since the dawn of time

• Lives have been ruined and taken away by cancer

• It slowly eats up the body

Causes

• Having a better lifestyle can reduce the chance of cancer

• Smoking gives you a higher chance of cancer

• Dieting reduces the chance of cancer• Cancer is caused by cells not following

their normal pattern of growth and growing out of control

Cases in U.S. and World

• Men have a 50% chance of getting a form of cancer

• Women have a 33% chance of getting a form of cancer

• Some cases of cancers are, Lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer

• Smokers and overweight people have a bigger chance of getting cancer

Symptoms

• Fatigue

• Anxiety and depression

• Skin problems

• Breathing difficulties

• Sore mouth and throat

• Eating problems

• Swollen ankles and legs

Prognosis

• Most likely the person’s hair will be removed

• They will have to have chemotherapy for the rest of your life

• Most people become traumatized

• You will have a fifty percent chance of dying if you are found to carry the diseases.

Current Research

• The most recent research on cancer is surgery

• During the surgery they remove the entire tumor and all parts of the tumor.

• They also use radiation to cure cancer• They use hormone therapy for cancer• People also get chemotherapy to cure

cancer

Person’s History with Colon Cancer

• He is 84

• He has two tumors

• Had colon-a-scopy

• He had a colostomy bag attached to his side

• He got skinny

• Needed to be fed with fluid

• Going into surgery next Tuesday

Summary

• It is amazing to discover the new treatments that have been made for cancer and I know that soon all cancer that appear will be curable.

• Until a cure is found millions of people will still die and people lives will still become worse because the awful disease.

• Cancer is one of the worst diseases you can get.

Links

• http://www.cancer.org/• http://www.nci.nih.gov/• http://www.mskcc.org/• http://www.mdanderson.o

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• http://www.cancernetwork.com/

• http://www.cancercareinc.org/

• http://rex.nci.nih.gov/

• http://www.meds.com/colon/colon.html

• http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/LungCancer/

Common Types of Cancer

• Bladder Cancer

• Breast Cancer

• Colon Cancer

• Endometrial Cancer

• Head and Neck Cancer

• Lung Cancer

• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

• Prostate Cancer

• Rectal Cancer

• Prostate Cancer

• Melanoma

Bibliography

• http://www3.cancer.org/cancerinfo/load_cont.asp?ct=1&doc=3language=english