Cancer+WIKI+nOtes+pkay

Kat McCabe- Lung Cancer - uncontrolled cell growth in the lung = creates tumors - smoking is number one cause = 90% cause - surgery, chemotherapy or radiation

Blair - Testicular Cancer (Scrotel Cancer) - 8,000 are diagnosed every year - surgery, radiation, chemo - symptoms: blood in semen, pains, sensitivity - 90 percent cure rate

Harrison Ballard - Skin Cancer - most common of all cancers (more than half) - survival rate for melanoma 95% - skin is the largest organ in the body

Massey - Leukemia - Childrens leukemia starts in the bone marrow (where blood cells are made) - can infect lymphnodes, nervous sytem, immune system, - three different types: actue lymphocytic, acute melogenigus, hybrid very rare, combo of two - most common cancer in children - affects chilren within 2 and 4 - prevention : yearly check ups, unknown what directly causes it

Ep - Lung Cancer - disease of uncontrolled cell growth within the lung tissue - a chest x ray can reveal the lung cancer - a big mass is shown - treatment depends on how far the cancer has spread

Bill Brock - Lung Cancer - 1st cause of death for men, 2nd for women - surgery - low survival rate (less than one percent )

Oral/mouth cancer - Faith - 34000 people in american get oral cancer every year - oral cancer is part of a group of cancers called head and neck cancers - most begin in tongue and in the floor of the mouth

Coo - Leukemia -