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Why do we learn
about mitosis?
Mitosis
 Somatic
cell division
–Define somatic cell.
 Controlled
by:
–Genes (indirectly)
–Hormones (directly)
–Environment (directly)
CANCER IS
UNCONTROLLED
MITOSIS!
Some Cancer Statistics:
1 in 7 people will have some form of
cancer in their lifetimes.
 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer.
 Lung cancer is the leading cause of
cancer deaths in the U.S.
 There are approx. ½ million deaths from
cancer in the U.S.

Cancer Causes

Name the possible causes for the
following cancers:
– Skin cancer
– Colon cancer
– Breast cancer
– Leukemia
– Lymphoma
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