Commercial+notes

Skin Cancer
 * most are sun related
 * skin largest organ in body protects organ
 * helps regulate body temperature
 * develop on sun exposed areas of the body
 * rarely spread to other parts of the body
 * melanoma is cureable at early stages
 * is far more dangerous and causes most deaths
 * most common of all cancers
 * 59,000 people will be diagnosed in 2007
 * anyone can get cancer some more likely than others
 * unprotected expose to ultra lights
 * can be prevented with sunscreen

Lung Cancer
 * uncontrolled cell increase in the lungs
 * smoking is the number one cause
 * 2nd hand smoking is also a cause
 * hard to breath, coughing, wheezing, coughing blood, and chest pain
 * have surgery to remove tumor, chemotherapy
 * avoid cigarettes

Scrotal Cancer
 * 80,000 cases every year
 * has a lump in tissue
 * should be chekced by a doctor
 * abnormal sensitivity, blood in semen
 * radiation therapy of chemotherapy
 * remove testicals

Pancrease Cancer
 * tumor of the pancreas
 * hard to catch it in early forms and is hiddern under stomach
 * many people die and no complete recovery
 * symptons are hard to detect
 * yellow color in the eyes and blood clots
 * avoid factors below and take vitamin B
 * male gender, smoking, obesity, certian chemicals, and family
 * surgery to remove the cancer
 * the likely hood of person surviving is low
 * chemo used to improve quality of life
 * 37000 people will be diagnosed with cancer and 33,00 will die from it

lung cancer
 * most common cause of cancer related deaths for men and 2nd for women
 * respnsible for 1.4 million deaths
 * hard to swallow and coughing up blood
 * infected lung can be removed or part of the lung
 * treatment doesnt always work
 * less than 1% recover from lung cancer

Testicular cancer
 * .4% person will get it
 * most often in males
 * has 100% survival rate
 * remove testies or chemotherapy

Colon Cancer
 * found in abnomal colan and rectum
 * causes 650,000 deaths in the world
 * 2nd leading cause of cancer in UK
 * get rid of it by cancer alone
 * at risk if age(older than 60), family history, diet, and alcohol consumption
 * keep a healthy diet

Leukemia
 * cancer of blood or bone marrow
 * 30800 will get it in the US
 * 21700 will die from it
 * a spectrum of blood disease
 * 2 types of leukemia
 * rapid increase of immature blood cells
 * common in children and young adults
 * chronic causes by mature blood cells but abnormal
 * takes long to happen but cells produce much more than normal
 * has to many large blood cells
 * occurs in older people
 * monitored before treated
 * get bruises bleeding
 * immune could be unable to fight off simple colds
 * chemotherapy is a cure
 * not a single known cause for leukemia
 * can be genetic
 * caused by mutation in DNA
 * no way to prevent the disease

Malenoma
 * stay in sun increrase cancer by 75%
 * affects men and women of all ages
 * 50 million diagnosed last year
 * if skin gets to much UV light the cells can grow abnormally and cause cancer
 * unable to stop growth
 * tumor starts to form
 * watch out for mole that changes in color and size, itchy and scabby spot
 * where sunscream and avoid suns and tanning bed
 * common in young adults
 * blood test and ultrasounds
 * chemotherapy needed to get rid of the cancer

Breast Cancer
 * GET A MAMMOGRAM!