Prevention
Name two ways you can prevent cancer at home?
Get Vaccinated, Stay a Health weight, Eat Healthy, Don't use tobacco
What is the most common form of cancer among all people?
Non-Melanoma skin cancer
What is a carcinogen?
A substance that may cause cancer in the body
How does chemotherapy work?
Name one way that you can prevent skin cancer?
Use sunscreen and avoid tanning beds
What is the most common form of cancer in men?
Prostate cancer
What is the most common Carcinogen among adults?
Smoking tobacco
What is Cryotherapy?
Cryotherapy is a treatment for skin cancer were the doctor pours liquid nitrogen on the tumor to kill the cells.
A Biopsy is when a doctor removes tissue from a tumor and tests it for Cancer
What is the most common type of Cancer in women?
Breast Cancer
What Carcinogen causes skin cancer?
UV Radiation
What is a downside of chemotherapy?
The chemicals attack rapidly growing cells like hair as well
What is the best way to detect breast cancer?
Having Annual Mammograms
What is the most dangerous type of skin cancer?
Melanoma
True or False?
Can genetics increase risk of getting cancer?
True
What are 3 common treatments for Cancer?
Name one type of imaging used to detect cancer
Ultrasound, Mammogram, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Computed Tomography (CT)
What is the difference between malignant tumors and benign tumors?
Malignant tumors are cancerous while benign tumors are not
Avoid major carcinogens and live a healthy lifestyle
What is hormone therapy?
Hormone therapy is when hormone levels are altered to cure cancer