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Chapter 11 _LTF_12
Student Learning Outcomes
 Understand what cancer is, how it
develops, and its causes.
 Explain the importance of early detections:
1. Self-exams
2. Medical exams
3. Symptoms related to different type of
cancers
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Outcomes
 Describe the different types of cancer
and the risks they pose to people at
different ages and stages of life.
 Discuss ways to prevent cancer and
the implications of behavioral risks
 Discuss cancer diagnosis and
treatment
Warning Signals of Cancer
Change in bowel or bladder habits
Sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump in breast or
elsewhere
Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing
Obvious changes in wart or mole
Nagging cough or hoarseness
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What Causes Cancer
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEpTTolebqo
 A tumor can be:
Introduction
 Cancer begins
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Introduction
 Metastasis
Introduction
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Incidence of Cancer
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Estimates of the Relative Role of the Major
Cancer-Causing Factors
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Risks for Cancer
Breast Cancer
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Breast Cancer
Change in the size
Change in shape
Fluid coming from the nipple
-- may be bloody, clear to
yellow, green, and look like
pus
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Change on feel of the breast or
nipple
Example:
Redness
Dimpling
Puckering that looks like the skin
of an orange
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUoqsB
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Breast Cancer
 Men don’t get breast cancer
 True
 False
Men get breast cancer, too.
Symptoms include breast lump
and breast pain and tenderness.
Types of Cancer
Colon & Rectal Cancers
 Dr. Oz wrote: A Test That Saved My Life
 Why?
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb55VXQD
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Types of Cancer
Testicular Cancer
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euqKKxMkND8
Types of Cancer
Lung Cancer
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB3Wq9ys
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBht72_PA-4
Skin Cancer
 http://www.youtube.com/w
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A-B-C-D Skin Cancer
 A is for Asymmetry
 C is for Color
 D is for Diameter
 B is for Border
Warning Signals of Cancer
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Association Between Physical Activity and Cancer
Mortality
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Guidelines for Preventing Cancer
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Guidelines for Preventing Cancer
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Guidelines for Preventing Cancer
 Dietary changes
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Environment
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Talking with your doctor
about cancer
Can sunscreen cause cancer?
I drink bottle water, do some
bottles contain dangerous
chemicals?
I drink bottle water, do some
bottles contain dangerous
chemicals?