DIFFERENT TYPES OF CANCER

DIFFERENT TYPES OF CANCER • SKIN CANCER • LUKEMIA • LUNG CANCER • BREAST CANCER • BRAIN CANCER • OVARIAN CANCER SKIN CANCER • Skin cancer destroys and replaces normal skin cells and tissues. In some cases it can spread to other parts of the body. It affects about 20% of Americans at some time during their life. • Leukemia • This is a malignancy or a cancer of the bone marrow. In Leukemia there is a “clone” of immature blood cells. These white blood cells gradually crowd out the normal blood cells. • This cancer is the most common form of childhood cancer responsible for about 30% of cancer in children under the age of 16. LUNG CANCER • Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer deaths in both men and women in the U.S. • More than 90% of lung cancers are preventable • The overwhelming majority of lung cancers, greater than 90% are caused by cigarette smoking. BREAST CANCER • More than 1000 men are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. More than 180,000 women are diagnosed with the terrible disease each year. • There are two kinds of tumors. They are benign tumors which are not cancer. Therefore, they are not life threatening. There are also malignant tumors. The cells in this type of tumor are abnormal. They can invade and damage nearby tissues and organs. These cells can also break away from the malignant tumor and enter the bloodstream . • This is what enables the cancer to spread to different parts of the body. Which will cause new tumors to form. • This disease is uncommon in women under 35. Most of this type occurs in women over the age of 50. It becomes even more prevalent in women over 60. • Breast cancer for some reason occurs more often in white women than African American or Asian women. BRAIN CANCER • A primary brain tumor is • that which originates in the brain. A metastatic (secondary) brain tumor occurs when cancer cells from other parts of the body – such as the lungs, kidneys, breasts, and skin – spread to the brain. Brain tumors are classified as either benign (non cancerous) or malignant (cancerous At present, brain tumors cannot be prevented because their cause is still unknown. • • OVARIAN CANCER • • • • • Ovarian Cancer begins in the cells of the ovaries. It accounts for 4% of all cancers among women. It ranks 5th as the cause of death from cancer. The sad part of this type of cancer is that 70% of the women diagnosed with it are in the advanced stages . Some of the tumors are benign or noncancerous which can be surgically removed . Which would cure the patient. The malignant tumor treatment potions and outcome depend on the type and how far it has spread before it is diagnosed YOUR ASSIGNMENT: • Pick one type of cancer you are interested in researching. • Research all the information you can on this disease. • Make a power point presentation on your computer to share with the class on 11/07/02.