Cost
Can insurance cover chemotherapy?
Yes, most healthcare plans are able to cover cancer treatments.
ie. Medicaid, Medicare
What is cancer
Rapid cell division/growth
What are 2 common methods people try to cure cancer with?
IV chemotherapy and Surgery
What is a major symptom of cancer.
Growth of a mass, fatigue, extreme weight loss, Swelling
What stage is it when a small tumor is confined to the organ of origin and has not spread to lymph nodes or distant parts of the body
stage 1
Why do people get cancer?
Environmental factors, and mutations
What stage are you if you don't have cancer?
Stage 0
What happens to a cell for it to end up becoming cancerous?
Which type of cancer is radiation therapy most often used to treat?
Breast Cancer
What stage is it when the tumor is large, and has spread to lymph nodes but not distant organs.
Stage 3
Affects a mutated proto-oncogenes has on cancer?
Your cells are constantly going through the cell cycle rapidly, blowing through checkpoints, etc.
What stage is it when cancer has spread, measuring 2-5cm.
Stage 2
What type of gene is mutated that results in cells that normally fail their checkpoints to continue through the cell cycle.
Tumor Supressor
What is it when the cancer has advanced to distant tissues?
Stage 4