Cancer Facts
This term refers to a collection of diseases. It occurs when there is an overgrowth of cells in an uncontrolled way
cancer
Gilda's Club is located in this town
White Plains
How can you help support a classmate who is feeling left out because they often miss school events due to cancer treatment
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This treatment is where doctors use tools to work on a patient’s body. This treatment is often used to remove tumors
Surgery
This type of cancer which impacts the blood, is the most common cancer aong children
leukemia
Gilda Radner was known for this career
Comedian
How can you help support a classmate who is feeling sad after their parent was recently dx with cancer
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This drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body. Common side effects include hair loss and fatigue
Chemotherapy
This term refers to the spread of cancer cells
Metastasis
Gilda Radner was diagnosed with this type of cancer in 1986
ovarian cancer
How can you help a classmate who states they "just want to feel normal" after finding out their sibling has cancer
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This treatment uses high-energy x-ray or other particles to destroy cancer cells.
Radiation
tobacco
Gilda's Club provides services to people impacted by cancer in these two states
NY and CT
How can you help a classmate who missed an important class due to attending chemotherapy
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This treatment is where a patient receives healthy stem cells (blood-forming cells) to replace their own stem cells that have been destroyed by treatment with radiation or high doses of chemotherapy. The healthy stem cells may come from the blood or bone marrow of the patient or from a related or unrelated donor.
Stem Cell Transplant
This is the most serious type of skin cancer
melanoma
This group of teen volunteers help fundraise and support programs at GCW
Youth Committee
What can your school do to show support for a family impacted by cancer?
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This treatment uses a person's own immune system to fight cancer. Immunotherapy can boost or change how the immune system works so it can find and attack cancer cells.
Immunotherapy