Cancer: causes abnormal and uncontrolled cell growth to occur within body Because cancer cells continue to grow and divide, they are different from normal cells. Instead of dying, they outlive normal cells and continue to form new abnormal cells.

US Mortality, Heart Diseases685, Cancer556, Cerebrovascular diseases157, Chronic lower respiratory diseases126, Accidents (Unintentional injuries)109, Diabetes mellitus 74, Influenza and pneumonia 65, Alzheimer disease 63, Nephritis 42, Septicemia 34, Source: US Mortality Public Use Data Tape 2003, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, RankCause of Death No. of deaths % of all deaths

2006 Estimated US Cancer Cases* *Excludes basal and squamous cell skin cancers and in situ carcinomas except urinary bladder. Source: American Cancer Society, Men 720,280 Women 679,510 31%Breast 12%Lung & bronchus 11%Colon & rectum 6%Uterine corpus 4%Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 4%Melanoma of skin 3% Thyroid 3%Ovary 2%Urinary bladder 2%Pancreas 22%All Other Sites Prostate33% Lung & bronchus13% Colon & rectum10% Urinary bladder6% Melanoma of skin5% Non-Hodgkin4% lymphoma Kidney3% Oral cavity3% Leukemia3% Pancreas2% All Other Sites18%

2006 Estimated US Cancer Deaths* ONS=Other nervous system. Source: American Cancer Society, Men 291,270 Women 273,560 26%Lung & bronchus 15%Breast 10%Colon & rectum 6%Pancreas 6%Ovary 4%Leukemia 3%Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 3%Uterine corpus 2%Multiple myeloma 2%Brain/ONS 23% All other sites Lung & bronchus31% Colon & rectum10% Prostate9% Pancreas6% Leukemia4% Liver & intrahepatic4% bile duct Esophagus4% Non-Hodgkin 3% lymphoma Urinary bladder3% Kidney3% All other sites 23%

Not all tumors are cancerous! Benign: abnormal cells that grow in one area and do not spread to any other part of the body Usually not life-threatening Tumor: occur when there is a problem with the dividing of cells in the body Either benign or malignant Malignant: cancer cells that spread into the blood and lymphatic system and spread to all parts of the body

Can the cancerous cells spread… Yes! Metastasis: cancer cells travel to other parts of the body where they begin to grow and replace normal tissue Biopsy: Removal of tissue to test for cancerous cells.

Cancer Warning Signs: C: Change in bowel movement A: A sore that does not heal U: Unusual bleeding or discharge T: Thickening or a Lump in body tissue I: Indigestion or difficulty swallowing O: Obvious change in a wart or mole N: Nagging cough or hoarseness

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Cancer Treatments: Surgery: cancerous cells are surgically removed from the body Radiation: radiation energy penetrates the tumor, destroying the cancer cells by damaging the DNA in the nuclei Chemotherapy: combination of anti-cancer medications