Types of Cancer
The most common type of cancer
Breast Cancer
This treatment destroys cancer cells
Chemotherapy
which cancer can be linked to lifestyle
Adult cancer
Women age 45-54 should get these yearly
mammogram
The most common pediatric cancer
Leukemia
This treatments removes the cancerous mass
Surgery
Which cancer tends to be more aggressive
Pediatric
doctors look for abnormalities, for example, an organ growing bigger
physical exam
The most common cancer in men
Prostate Cancer
this treatment gives immune system the ability to fight the cancer
immunotherapy
This cancer has less side effects
adult cancer
a lot of the time this is the only way to definitely diagnose cancer
biopsy
The most aggressive cancer
Lung Cancer
This treatment replaces cells destroyed by chemo
Stem cell transplant
This cancer uses an adaptable version of a different treatment.
pediatric
example: blood test
lab testing
The rarest cancer
Eye Cancer
slows growth of cancers that use hormones to grow
hormone therapy
True or False - most pediatric cancer cases are caused by DNA mutations passed down from parent to child.
False
categorize these types of screening: MRI, CT, mammogram, ultrasound, bone scan, PET scan, x-ray, etc.