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Cancer (Treatments (side effects (losing hair, headache, sick stomach,…
Cancer
Treatments
1) surgery
remove lump (tumor)
2) chemotherapy
using drugs / chemicals
detection
body scan technology
MRI
CT scan
PET scan
3) radiation therapy
using small amounts of radiation
side effects
losing hair
headache
sick stomach
unwanted effect of drugs
Cancer
a collection of related diseases
can occur anywhere in the body
lung
lung cancer
breast
breast cancer
mouth
mouth cancer
colon
colon cancer
benign tumor
"harmless"
forms a lump
can be removed by surgery
malignant tumor
"harmful"
cells keep growing
goes into the bloodstream
travels around the body
metastasis
Prevention
1) exercising regularly
2) medical check-up
3) healthy & balanced diet
Causes
DNA
damaged DNA
abnormal cells
reproduce too quickly (rapidly)
control cells
tell them how and when to divide
carcinogen
"cancer causing agent"
1) radioactive substances
2) tobacco smoke
3) genes
4) unhealthy habits, poor diet, lack of exercise, etc.