General Knowledge
This disease is when cells grow without control and can spread throughout the body.
Cancer
what is the hard bony structure that protects your brain from injury
Skull or cranium
What type of cancer forms in blood creating tissues (like bone marrow)?
Leukemia
This color is often associated with breast cancer awareness?
the color pink
What part of pancreatic cancer affects the body?
pancreas
These types of flowers are given to cancer patients.
Sunflowers or tulips
This neurological event involves an uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain which often happens to be an indicator of brain cancer.
a seizure
This location is where Leukemia starts.
What is the bone marrow?
This device is a non-invasive imaging test that uses strong magnetic fields to scan the human body or brain.
An MRI
This color is the official color of pancreatic cancer awareness.
the color purple
What is the opposite of a malignant tumor?
Benign tumor
This is a common brain tumor in adults.
Glioblastoma?
This word, which serves as the root of "leukemia," comes from the ancient Greek word for this color.
What's the chance that you get breast cancer even if it doesn't run with your family?
10-13% chance
These are just a few of the symptoms of pancreatic cancer.
One of these:
Adnominal/back pain, Jaundice, Weight Loss, Digestive issues, fatigue/weakness, blood clots and New or worsening diabetes.
A cancer treatment that trains a patient’s immune system to destroy cancer cells.
Immunotherapy
This type of brain surgery uses precise beams to treat brain tumors as well as other neurological conditions.
Gamma Knife procedure.
Leukemia primarily causes an abnormal overproduction of these specific blood cells.
white blood cells
This device is a special type of X-Ray used to detect signs of breast cancer.
mammogram
This is a main way to get treated for pancreatic cancer.
One of these:
Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and/or targeted therapy.
What is the medical term for cancer?
Malignant Neoplasm
This procedure utilizes computer technology and MRI-guided lasers to deliver heat directly into a tumor, destroying cancer cells from the inside out.
Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT)
This specific subtype (a medical emergency known as APL) can cause severe bleeding problems, but is highly treatable with a form of Vitamin A.
Promyelocytic Leukemia
This organization and publication are widely credited with popularizing the pink ribbon as a global symbol for breast cancer awareness in 1990's.
Estée Lauder Companies and Self magazine
This uncommon type of pancreatic cancer is called?
pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors