Cancer Card Game Answers

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A breast cancer cell Slide 1a

A Brain Cancer Cell Slide 1b

Cancer cell caught in the act of dividing Slide 1c

Different Cancer Types Slide 2

• Carcinomas About 85% of cancers are carcinomas. They start in the

epithelium, which is the covering (or lining) of organs and of the body (the skin).

• Sarcomas These form in the connective tissues of the body such as

muscle, bone and fatty tissue (6% of cancers).• Leukaemias/Lymphomas These occur in the tissues where white blood cells (which

fight infection in the body) are formed, i.e. the bone marrow, and lymphatic system (5%).

• Other forms of Cancer Brain tumours and other rare forms of cancer make up the

other 4% of cancers.

Cancers by organ site Slide 3

• Lung cancer

• Breast cancer• Stomach cancer• Colorectal cancer• Liver cancer• Cancers of the female

reproductive tract• Cancers of the male

reproductive tract• Oesophageal cancer• Bladder

•Head and Neck cancer•Lymphoma•Leukaemia•Pancreatic cancer•Melanoma•Thyroid cancer•Kidney cancer•Tumours of the

nervous system

Causes of Cancer Slide 4

The disease arises principally because individualsare exposed to cancer causing agents in what they: • inhale• eat and drink, • come into contact with in their personal or work

environment.

It is also caused by personal habits • such as tobacco use• physical activity patterns

Cancer Statistics Slide 5

• A cancer will affect 1 in 3 of us and 1 in 4 of those affected will die

• Over 70% of cancers happen to people who are over the age of 60

• The possibility of being diagnosed with cancer before the age of 15 is about 1 in 500

• the most common cancer for men is lung cancer (19%), followed by prostate cancer (17%)

• the most common cancer for women is breast cancer (29%), followed by large bowel cancer (12%)

• 2/3rds of us will never contract the disease and of those who do 75% will beat it!

Treatments SLIDE 6

• Surgery• Radiotherapy• Chemotherapy• Hormonal TherapyOther methods of treatment include:• Biological• Stem cell and bone marrow• Supportive Therapies • Complementary

SUMMARY / PLENARY SLIDE 7

• The body produces pre cancer cells everyday• Tumours that spread are cancerous• Over 200 different types of cancer• No single factor that causes it and no single cure

therefore many different treatments• Cancer cells differ from normal cells in that they have a

reduced need for oxygen • 2/3rds will not get cancer and of the 1/3rd that do 75%

will beat it• Change in lifestyle could prevent over 30% of cancers!• Viruses and bacteria responsible for 30% of cancers• Toxins have links with cellular damage and links with

cancer