Cancer Treatment
Who and why do we get cancer?
Genetic Material Vocabulary
What is cancer?
Random
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surgery
What is a procedure used to remove all or most of the malignant tumors in a person
100

Why does Massachusetts have such a low cancer rate?

Fewer elderly people living here than other states

Lower air pollution

State wide health insurance

Overall health conscientious citizens


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What are the differences between DNA and RNA?

DNA has a nitrogen base Thymine, but RNA has the base Uracil.

DNA stays in the nucleus but RNA travels throughout the body acting as a messenger.

DNA is double stranded but Rna is single stranded.

100

Destroys healthy cells, weakens our immune system and can lead to death.

What is cancer?

100

stem cell

What is a cell that has the capability to become any other type of cell your body may need

200

Natural Remedies

Supplements, eating healthy, excersizing, living a healthy lifestyle, avoiding cancer causing materials.

200

What are some ways we can prevent cancer?

  • Don't use tobacco. 
  • Eat healthy foods. Eating healthy foods isn't a sure way to prevent cancer. 
  • Stay at a healthy weight and be physically active.
  • Protect yourself from the sun.
  • Get regular medical care.
  • Stay safe around toxic chemicals.
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deoxyribonucleic acid

What is a double helix of nulceotides or DNA?

200

What are HeLa cells?

Stollen cervical cancer cells of Henrieta Lacks, used in the research and treatment of cancer to this day.

200
malignant
What is cancerous
300

What is vaccines and bacteria that are used to stimulate the body's response to cancer cells

Immunotherapy

300
carcinogen
What is a cancer causing agent
300

cell

What is the smallest unit of genetic material

300

Why do some people lose their hair when they have cancer?

Due to the chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

300

Benign

Non-cancerous tumor

400
Radiotherapy
What is high energy waves that destroy cancer cells
400

Why is breast cancer so common?

There are many cells in breasts of both men and women and cells are constantly reproducing.

400

What is meiosis?

cell division that creates egg and sperm cells

400

What are the symptoms of stomach cancer?

  • Poor appetite.
  • Weight loss (without trying)
  • Abdominal (belly) pain.
  • Vague discomfort in the abdomen, usually above the navel.
  • Feeling full after eating only a small meal.
  • Heartburn or indigestion.
  • Nausea.
  • Vomiting, with or without blood.
400

oncologist

What is specialist in the treatment of cancer

500

Chemotherapy

What is oral and intervenous drugs that kill cancer cells ad slow cancer cell growth

500

What is the main cause of cancer?

An improperly functioning p53 gene-which are inherited by one or both parents. This leads to mutated cells that can easily become cancerous. Where as properly functioning P53 genes act as cancer suppressor's.

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What is mitosis?

cell division and replication

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What are some signs or symptoms of cancer?

  • Abnormal periods or pelvic pain
  • Changes in bathroom habits
  • Bloating
  • Breast changes- lumps
  • Chronic coughing
  • Chronic headache
  • Difficulty swallowing
  • Excessive bruising
  • Frequent fevers or infections
  • Oral changes
  • Skin changes
  • Pain that lasts
  • Persistent fatigue
  • Postmenopausal bleeding
  • Stomach pain or nausea
  • Unexplained weight loss
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Where do stem cells come from?  Try to name 3

Umbilical cord blood, Embryonic or fetal fluid, adult bone marrow.

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