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Cancer
__________ is the name given to abnormal cells that grow out of control. There are several types of cancer that affect
Americans each year. The most common cancer in men is ____________ cancer. The most common cancer in women is
____________ cancer. The most common cancer in children is _________________. _________________ kills the most
Americans every year, about 160,000 per year! The most common type of cancer in America is ______________. There
are two types of this most common cancer, _____________________ (which is not as dangerous) and
_________________ (which is very dangerous). Skin cancer is caused mostly by the sun’s _____________ rays. The
sun’s rays cause a mutation in the cell’s _______ which makes it abnormal and cancerous. You can tell if a mole is
dangerous by the A,B,C,D’s. A stands for _______________ (meaning the mole looks the same on both sides), B stands
for _____________ (meaning how do the edges of the mole look), C stands for ___________ (meaning you don’t want
more than one shade) and D stands for ________________ (meaning you don’t want it bigger than a pencil eraser). A
doctor will sometimes take a portion of the mole and send it off to a lab to see if it’s cancerous, this test is called a
____________. If the mole is cancerous, it is said to be ________________. If it is not cancerous, it is said to be
_____________. If the cells of the mole reach the blood stream they could spread, or _______________________, to
other parts of the body. Before that can happen, doctors will try to treat the cancer in a variety of ways. One way is
______________, which is completely removing the cancerous lump (also known as a _______________) from the body.
If that’s not possible, they’ll use _______________ (using poison to kill the cancer cells). Another treatment option is
__________________ therapy (using high power heat to kill cancer cells). _________________ cancer has the highest
death rate, meaning people who have this cancer have the lowest chance of surviving it. Speaking of the pancreas, did
you know all the pancreas does for your body! It helps us digest fats and proteins, but it also produces ______________,
which lets our bodies convert sugar (also known as __________) into ______________. Every cell in our body needs
glucose to perform a function. If a person has problems producing insulin, they’re said to have _________________.
There are 2 types of diabetes. Type 1 is _______________ meaning you are born with it. It’s where a person’s pancreas
doesn’t produce any insulin at all. Most of the time these people need to take an insulin___________ to get insulin in
their body. Type 2 diabetes is _______________ meaning you get it because of behaviors and is what most Americans
have. Type 2 diabetes can be caused by a diet high in ____________ plus a person who is very inactive. People with
type 2 diabetes make insulin, but they don’t make ______________, or the body doesn’t _________________ the insulin
that is being made. Sometimes they can take a _____________, but most of them also need to have an insulin shot or
pump. The good news is, type 2 diabetes is ___________________ by controlling your diet and exercising. If a diabetic’s
sugar levels get too low, it is called _____________________. If this happens, they should eat something with
_____________ in it. If a diabetics sugar levels are too high, called ____________________, they should take their
______________ or _________________ to lower their blood sugar levels. Speaking of exercise, it’s a great way to fight
the number one killer of Americans today which is _______________. Heart disease is a broad term which includes 3
diseases known as: _____________, _____________, and ______________. A stroke is when a __________ forms in the
blood vessels and the brain does not receive ______________. A heart attack is when the heart does not receive
__________ or when a person’s blood pressure is too _________ (also known as ______________). These blood clots are
caused by __________ which is found in foods high in fat. Hardened arteries, which is also known as__ ____________,
are usually caused by ______________. So, the three main reasons people have heart disease are ______________,
_____________, and _____________. All three of these behaviors are ________________.