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Kat- lung cancer

 * smoking is the number one cause
 * 213,000 people are diagnosed annually
 * symptoms: coughing, difficulty breathing, coughing up blood
 * avoid: cigarette smokes, or tobacco products

Massey- leukemia

 * most common in children
 * almost 3,000 cases expected in 2008
 * usually effects within ages 2-4

Chandler- testicular cancer

 * about 8,000 cases are diagnosed annually
 * .4% chance of occurrence in males
 * most common in males between the ages of 16 and 34
 * symptoms: blood and semen, lump on testicles
 * 100% survival rate

Keaton- colon cancer

 * causes 655,000 deaths around the world each year
 * found in abdominals, colon and rectum
 * alcohol consumption can affect chances of disease
 * symptoms: diarrhea and others

Bill- lung cancer

 * smoking is the number one cause
 * tobacco products are cause in 87% of patients
 * 213,000 people are diagnosed annually
 * symptoms: coughing, difficulty breathing, coughing up blood
 * avoid: cigarette smokes, or tobacco products
 * can be treated with radiation therapy

Emily- lung cancer

 * most common for men and second most common in death
 * disease of uncontrolled self growth within lung
 * if cancer blocks airway, can cause to difficulty in breathing
 * chest x-ray can show cancer
 * cancer will spread to other parts if not properly fixed

Patricia- pancreatic cancer

 * malignant tumor of the pancreas
 * symptoms: general and difficult to detect
 * high death rate, tough to treat
 * vitamin d can help prevent the cancer
 * more likely in older males
 * november is pancreatic cancer awareness month

Caroline- leukemia

 * cancer of blood or bone marrow
 * 30,000 get diagnosed annually
 * most common in children
 * almost 3,000 cases expected in 2008
 * usually effects within ages 2-4

Dede- skin cancer

 * melanoma is most serious type
 * beings in cells called melanocytes
 * it effects 50,000 people in us each year
 * look out for growth that increases in size or shape, even color

Faith

 * 34,000 people in america get oral cancer every year
 * most oral cancers begin in the tongue and in the floor of the mouth
 * symptoms: difficulty swallowing, dis forming of mouth
 * avoid by practicing good hygiene techniques

Blair- testicular cancer

 * symptoms: abnormal sensitivity, blood in semen, loss of sexual acitivity
 * 8,000 cases diagnosed each year in america
 * 1 in 250 men will get cancer
 * lumps can show cancer but are not always indicitive of cancer