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CAncer

CAncer. By: Kaylee McCowen. What Is cancer?. any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division. It may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream. What causes cancer?. GENES Cigarette Smoking Secondhand Smoke

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CAncer

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  1. CAncer By: KayleeMcCowen

  2. What Is cancer? • any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division. • It may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream.

  3. What causes cancer? • GENES • Cigarette Smoking • Secondhand Smoke • Sun and UV Exposure

  4. Cancer symptoms • A symptom is a signal of disease, illness, injury, or that something is not right in the body • Fever • Extreme tiredness (fatigue) • Weight loss • Yellowing in the eyes • Jaundice • Headaches • Changes in a mole

  5. Different stages of cancer • As cancer progress it starts a new stage • Stage 0 Carcinoma(Cancer) is the first stage and the least dangerous • Stage I- cancer is only in one part of the body • Stage II- cancer is slowly advancing • Stage III- cancer is advancing even more • Stage IV- cancer has spread to other places in the body via the blood stream

  6. Types of cancer • There are over 100 different forms of cancer in the world. These are the most common types: • Lung Cancer • Prostate Cancer • Breast Cancer • Lymphoma • Colon Cancer • Uterine Cancer • Leukemia(cancer of the blood) • Skin Cancer • Bladder Cancer

  7. Who cancer effects • Cancer effects everyone who is involved; the sick and their family. • Although different cancers effect different people • Breast cancer is most common in women and is very rare in men • Prostate cancer only effects men since women do not have a prostate gland • Uterine cancer only effects women because men do not have uterus’ • Leukemia(blood cancer) mostly effects children

  8. Cancer treatments • SURGERY- physical removal of cancerous cells • RADIATION THERAPY- high energy rays destroy cancer cells • CHEMOTHERAPY- anti-cancer medication • HORMONE THERAPY- one’s own hormones are manipulated to cure the cancer • IMMUNOTHERAPY- using one’s own immune system to fight the cancer

  9. Nurse • I’m a nursing student here at Western Michigan University • One day I plan to work in a hospital with cancer patients • It’s my dream to help people with disease and let them know that someone cares and wants to help them through this hard time

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