Cells Gone Wild
The smallest unit of life that can become cancerous
What is a cell?
This "Black Panther" star battled colon cancer while acting in major films
Who is Chadwick Boseman?
The most common cancer worldwide
What is breast cancer?
This type of cancer affects the skin and can be caused by too much sun exposure
What is skin cancer?
The treatment that uses medicine to kill cancer cells
What is chemotherapy?
What cancer cells do more often than cancer cells, which causes tumors to grow.
What is divide?
This Apple CEO passed away from a rare form of pancreatic cancer
Who is Steve Jobs?
The age most people should start getting screened for colorectal cancer
What is 45?
This cancer affects white blood cells in the blood
What is leukemia?
This treatment uses high-energy waves to destroy cancer cells
What is radiation therapy?
A tumor that is not cancerous
What is benign?
This Supreme Court Justice was known for her fight against cancer and her legal career
Who is Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
True or false: Smoking increases your risk of lung cancer
What is true?
This cancer starts in the lungs and is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide
What is lung cancer?
This type of surgery removes tumors from the body
What is cancer surgery?
When cancer cells spread through the blood or lymph system
What is metastasis?
This pop star and 'Grease' actress was a breast cancer survivor and advocate
Who is Olivia Newton-John?
The percent of cancers that are linked to inherited genetic mutations
What is 5-10%?
The term "adeno-" in a cancer name refers to tumors in this type of tissue
What are glands?
The term for treatments that help the immune system fight cancer
What is immunotherapy?
Scientists call this the genes that protect cells from becoming cancerous
What are tumor suppressor genes?
This cyclist started the Livestrong Foundation after surviving cancer
Who is Lance Armstrong?
The amount of people in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year
What is 1.9 million?
The name of the rare cancer linked to asbestos exposure
What is mesothelioma?
This type of therapy uses drugs to target specific parts of cancer cells
What is targeted therapy?