1st woman to receive a Nobel Prize and the only one to be awarded in two scientific categories (Physics & Chemistry).
Marie Curie
- Radiation
Colorectal cancer screening age starts at ___.
45
T/F: Getting screened for colorectal cancer can help you prevent the disease.
TRUE, Any precancerous polyps can be removed!
What disease is characterized by the presence of glucose (sugar) in the urine?
Diabetes Mellitus
Functional unit of the kidney
Nephron
Poet, dancer, singer, activist, scholar; 1st Black woman on the US quarter and best-seller for nonfiction!
Maya Angelou
# of years between colonoscopies if someone has an average risk and had a normal first colonoscopy
10
T/F: Colonoscopy is the only screening test.
FALSE, there's stool tests, flexible sigmoidoscopy, CT colonography
2 ways to protect your kidney
Keep blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol under control; Eat healthy; Exercise; Limit alcohol; Don't smoke
Contains the renal pyramids
This famous board game that can lead to hours of fun or family arguments was invented by Elizabeth Magie.
Monopoly
People with a first-degree relative (parent, sibling, offspring) with colorectal cancer have ___x the risk of developing.
2-4x
Colorectal cancer is the ___ deadliest cancer for women.
2nd
2 main causes for kidney disease
Hypertension (high blood pressure), Diabetes
Part of Loop of Henle where salt is absorbed.
Ascending
What famous manga (later turned into anime), written by Naoko Takeuchi, follows the adventures of a school girl who takes on a double life with magical companions?
Sailor Moon
At what age can most people stop getting screened for colorectal cancer?
75
Which President designated March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month?
President Clinton in February 2000.
Toxic substance (by-product of protein breakdown) secreted in urine.
Urea
Biggest complication of kidney transplantation.
Rejection
Corcoran High School & LeMoyne College alumna, she is Syracuse's 1st astronaut and will be the 2nd Black woman to live on the space station.
Jeanette Epps
It is not recommended to give ______ to infants (<1 year) because their gut microbiota & immune system is not mature.
Honey
Famous Black American actor who died to colon cancer at age 43.
Chadwick Boseman
How many stages are in kidney disease?
5
__ people die everyday while waiting for a kidney transplant.
12