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Cancer
AN INTRODUCTION
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Cancer - An Introduction
Contents
• What is Cancer
• How is Cancer Caused
• Symptoms
• Classification
• Diagnosis and Staging
• Treatment
• Prevention
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What is Cancer
• Out of Control Cell growth
• Benign vs. Malign Tumors
• Characteristics of Malign Tumors
• Damaged cells
• Different from environment
• Angiogenesis
• Metastasis
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How is Cancer Caused
• Normal cells : growth, division and death (apoptosis)
• Cancer cells
• Damage to DNA
• Carcinogens
• Inheritance
• Aging
• Viruses
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Types of Genes
Continued…
Oncogenes: When to divide
Tumor Suppressor Genes: When not to
divide
Suicide Genes: Control apoptosis
DNA Repair Genes: Handle repair tasks
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Cancer - An Introduction
Symptoms
• Variation according to stage
• Visible through body
• On the skin
• Inside the mouth
• Pain when cells push
• Brain tumors: cognitive functioning
• Fever, fatigue, unexplained weight loss
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Diagnosis and Staging
• Diagnosis
• Symptoms
• Imaging Techniques
• Molecular Diagnostic tests
• Biopsy
• Staging (TNM)
• T: Primary tumor (1 – 4)
• N: Nearby Lymph Nodes (0 – 3)
• M: Metastasis (0 – 1)
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Treatment
• Surgery
• Radiation
• Chemotherapy
• Immunotherapy
• Hormone Therapy
• Gene Therapy
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Prevention
• Behaviors
• Diet
• Certain Vaccines
• Systematic Screening
• Circulation (Journal issued from Chicago):
• Being physically active, eating a healthy diet, controlling
cholesterol, managing blood pressure, reducing blood
sugar, and not smoking
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Thank You
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Cancer - An Introduction