Types of Cancer
What is prostate cancer?
abnormal, uncontrolled multiplication of cells
What is cancer?
lifestyle behavior responsible for 1/3 of all cancer death
Scraping of cells from cervix for examination to detect cancer
What is Pap test?
treatment of cancer with chemicals that selectively destroy cancerous cells
What is chemotherapy?
About one woman in eight will develop this cancer during their lifetime
What is breast cancer?
What is remission?
most prominent example of an inherited genetic mutation associated with increased cancer risk
What is the BRCA gene?
substance used to protect skin from UV rays
What is sunscreen?
primary treatment for colorectal cancer
What is surgery?
Common cancer in men ages 20-35 years old
What is testicular cancer?
cancer of the blood
What is leukemia?
light rays of specific wavelength emitted by the sun
What is Ultraviolet (UV) radiation?
low dose x-ray that can identify about 80-90% of breast cancer
What is mammogram?
specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer
What is oncologist?
What is lung cancer?
the removal of a small piece of tissue to allow for microscopic examination
What is biopsy?
substances in plants that help protect against chronic diseases
What is phytochemicals?
What is colon cancer?
vaccine that has decreased the rates of cervical cancer
HPV
The most serious type of skin cancer
What is melanoma?
cancer arising from bone, cartilage or striated muscle
What is sarcoma?
substances found in processed food that are potentially dangerous when combined with substances in the stomach
What are nitrates and nitrites?
acronym used for characteristics of detecting melanoma
ABCDE
Asymmetry, Border irregularity, Color, diameter, evolving
uses high-energy particles or waves (x-rays/gamma rays) to damage the DNA of cancer cells and preventing them from growing
What is radiation?