1. Female Cancer Fatima Reyadh Mrs. Timm 12A March 10, 2013

2. History of Cancer Cancer cells are abnormal that divide uncontrollably even when new cells are not needed, thus producing a tumor. The place where a cancer starts is called the primary cancer. A malignant tumor is one that can invade and damage nearby tissues and organs. A benign tumor will not spread to other parts of the body and is not cancer. In this presentation, breast, colon, and lung cancer will be explained.

3. Breast Cancer  Breast Cancer  Diagnosis  Number of women diagnosed  High mortality

4. Breast Cancer  Survival Rates  Cancer in the 1980’s  Beating the disease

5. Breast Cancer Awareness Changes Report Breast screening

6. Breast Cancer  Treatments  Surgery  Chemotherapy  Radiation Therapy

7. Colon Cancer  Colon Cancer  Second most common  High in fat and low in fruits

8. Colon Cancer  Sudden changes  Diagnosis is made by physical examination  Suspicious tissues  Symptoms

9. Colon Cancer  Treatments  Advance in the disease  Biological therapies  “no touch isolation”

10. Lung Cancer  Cigarette smoking  Since 1964  Death in the 1980’s  Second hand smoking

11. Lung Cancer  Symptoms  Persistent cough  Types of lung cancer

12. Recurrence  It’s when Cancer comes back after a patient heals. It is most common after breast cancer.  The most frequent time of recurrence is in the first two years  Recurrence depends on tumor size, cell growth rate and the look and shape of cancer cells under a microscope.

13. Bibliography  Works Cited  "Breast Cancer." The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. 2012. Questia. Web. 8 Mar. 2013.  Casamayou, Maureen Hogan. The Politics of Breast Cancer. Washington, DC: Georgetown UP, 2001. Questia. Web. 8 Mar. 2013.  "Colon Cancer." The Columbia Encyclopedia. 6th ed. 2012. Questia. Web. 8 Mar. 2013.  Gardner, Kirsten E. Early Detection: Women, Cancer, and Awareness Campaigns in the Twentieth-Century United States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina, 2006. Questia. Web. 8 Mar. 2013.  Ogden, Joy. Understanding Breast Cancer. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2004. Questia. Web. 8 Mar. 2013.  Sherry, Michael M. Confronting Cancer: How to Care for Today and Tomorrow. New York: Insight, 1994. Questia. Web. 8 Mar. 2013.  "Understanding Risks of Breast Cancer Recurrence." Ebony Oct. 2005: 170. Questia. Web. 8 Mar. 2013.

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