What is Cancer?
What is the "building block of life"?
Cells
What are the two main types of Lung Cancer?
What are the primary objectives of Lesson Two?
Understanding cancer types, treatment options, preventing cancer, early detection.
Can cancer be avoided? If so, how?
Yes, by adopting healthy habits such as avoiding smoking and exposure to carcinogens, and staying physically active.
What would a cell's "instructions" be referred to as?
DNA
What is a change in DNA called?
Mutation
What activity is a major risk factor for developing lung cancer?
Smoking
What are some healthy habits to reduce the likelihood of cancer?
Avoid smoking, avoid exposure to carcinogens, stay physically active.
Describe one creative way to cure lung cancer based on what you’ve learned.
[Open-ended answer based on students' creativity, ensuring they incorporate concepts from the lesson such as targeting mutations, improving immune response, etc.]
What is a case study?
A case study is an example of a real life scenario that can be used to further understand an area of research.
What is the process where cells create more cells called?
The cell cycle
Which of the main two types of lung cancer is more common?
Non-small cell
List three major lung cancer treatments used by doctors.
Surgery, Radiation, Chemotherapy.
How do lifestyle, environment, and genetics contribute to cancer?
These factors can cause mutations in cells which may lead to cancer.
What is an Oncologist?
A doctor who diagnoses and treats cancer.
What are the only two parts of the body that are not made of cells and what are they made of?
Hair and Nails, Protein (called keratin)
If a tumor is benign when it is not going to spread, what is a tumor that spreads called?
Malignant
What are carcinogens and how do they affect cells?
Carcinogens are substances that can damage the DNA in cells, leading to mutations that can turn cells into cancer cells. These cancer cells keep growing and don’t die when they’re supposed to.
What should be included in a community poster about lung cancer prevention?
Information on major causes, prevention strategies, importance of early detection, and healthy habits to reduce cancer risk
What is an area of the body that would be lethal if cancer developed in?
*any vital organ is a correct answer*
What happens to a healthy cell for it to become cancer?
The healthy cell's DNA is damaged or mutated, creating a defective cell, and that defective cell multiplies a bunch.
How many actual types of lung cancer within the three main categories (small cell, non-small cell, and other) did we go over, can you name them? :)
7 types: Adenocarcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Large Cell Carcinoma, Cancer that has spread to Lungs, Benign Tumors, Small Cell Carcinoma, Combined Small Cell Carcinoma
What are the major causes of lung cancer?
Tobacco Smoking, Secondhand Smoke, Air Pollution, Industrial Carcinogens, Genetic Factors.
Why is prevention important in the context of cancer?
Preventing cancer involves reducing risk factors and promoting healthy habits, which can significantly decrease the likelihood of developing cancer
Who can get cancer?
Anyone, but certain habits can put others more at risk