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Cla,ss Date Name Fighting Disease • Guided Reading and Study Cancer and the Environment (pp. 166-169) This section tells about different things in the environment that can cause cancer. , Use Target Reading Skills As you read, identify environmental carcinogens and the types of cancer they cause. Write the information in the graphic organizer below. UV Light skin cancer Linking Cancer to the Environment (p. 167) 1. What did Percivall Pott observe about chimney sweeps? 2. Is the following sentence-true or false? The environment has no effect on people's health. 3. How can the risk of cancer caused by substances in the environment be reduced? . 4. What is the role of the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA? © Pearson Educofion, Inc., publishing os Pearson Prenfice HolLAIl rights reserved. 74 Name ______________________ _ Date _______________ _ Fighting Disease • Guided Reading and Study Cancer and the Environment (continued) Environmental Carcinogens Today (pp. 168-169) 5. Complete the table to compare two kinds of carcinogens found in the environment. ENVIRONMENTAL CARCINOGENS Questions Vinyl Chloride Ultraviolet Carcinogens What is it? What kind of cancer does it cause? How does it cause cancer? © Pearson Education, Int/publishing as Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. 75
