infectious and can’t be transferred to others. Cancer is a non-communicable disease. Cancer comes in many forms such as lung cancer‚ colon cancer‚ breast cancer and skin cancer. I’ve chosen to write about lung cancer because my grandmother was diagnosed with lung cancer a few years ago. She doesn’t smoke now‚ but she did smoke for over fifty years. Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Cigarette smoking causes most lung cancers. The earlier you start smoking and how often you
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Cancer is a very general term for over 100 diseases grouped together. There are many different types of cancer; almost anything in your system and body is susceptible to this disease. Your body is made up of millions of cells; normal cells grow and then divide into newer ones causing the old ones to die. When a person is growing‚ in the early stages of their life‚ cells divide faster than usual helping the individual grow. As a person becomes an adult‚ a lot of cells divide so they then can replace
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as a protective layer. Skin cancer is the rapid uncontrollable growth of abnormal skin cells that’s usually triggered by ultraviolet radiation. When skin cells with damaged DNA grow rapidly they form tumors. (Skin Cancer Foundation‚ n.d.)These tumors can be either cancerous or noncancerous. When they’re cancerous they’re called malignant which means they’re harmful and can spread through the body. When they’re noncancerous they’re referred to as benign. Skin cancer is categorized
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10 Cancer Symptoms that every woman should be aware of Women do ignore their problems‚ but once we are trying to pick the early cancer. This is very important to know early alarming sign and symptoms of cancer for Women: 1. Breast Changes: any lump in the breast‚ skin dimpling‚ nipples turn inwards‚ redness or scaling of nipples or breast skin could be an alarming sign for cancer Breast. 2. Bloating of Abdomen: Bloating of abdomen do occurs to many women but if it persist and happens with weight
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Cancer today is the biggest disease on the cultural map‚ bigger than Aids‚ Cystic Fibrosis or Spinal Injury‚ bigger even than those more prolific killers of men – Heart disease‚ and Strokes. Prostate Cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among men. Nobody knows what a man goes through when he’s diagnosed with prostate cancer‚ except for the man himself. It’s like being hit head on by a bus: getting up and walking away as if it didn’t happen simply isn’t possible. As the initial shock
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Purpose/Topic: Breast cancer in Men/Females Opening with Impact: “Please stand if you know of any one that has or had breast cancer. Now‚ remain standing if that person survived it. According to the American Cancer Society it is projected that in 2011-2012‚ 450 men and 39‚520 women will die from breast cancer.” Speaker Credibility= Statistic Slide: Project Slide then I will state with audience members still standing‚ “1 in 8 women and 1 in 1‚000 men will develop breast cancer over the course of
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Title: Breast Cancer Specific Purpose: To inform the audience of how simple steps can help them catch breast cancer in its earlier stages before it is too late. Central Idea/ Thesis: Through the help of mammograms‚ self-examinations‚ and funding you can find a way to either detect breast cancer in its earlier stages or possibly be able to prevent it all together. Introduction I. “Each year‚ about 192‚000 women and 1‚900 men in the United States are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. And each
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Speech Outline Format Part 1a TOPIC: Early Screening for Breast Cancer STATE YOUR PURPOSE: I want to inform more people how important early screening for breast cancer. Early screening can save lives. INTRODUCTION: Attention-getter: When breast cancer is detected early‚ the 5-year relative survival rate is 98 percent‚ but declines to 84 percent for regional disease and 23 percent when cancer has spread to other parts of the body. Audience motivation: Most doctors feel that early
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Introduction 1 Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world‚ its deadly claws stretched over all continents in the world. Lung cancer is now the most prevalent form of cancer affecting Americans with an estimated 222‚500 new cases every year‚ according to the American Cancer Society in 2010. A few symptoms of Lung cancer are: stubborn cough that will not quit‚ sometimes accompanied by a hoarse throat‚ pain in the chest and respiratory infections. As the cancer worsens and spreads the
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What is cancer? Cancer is a disease in which an abnormal cell divides uncontrollably and destroy the body’s tissues. “1 out 2 men will get cancer in their lifetime‚ 1 out of 2.7 women will get cancer in their lifetime” according to the article When someone has cancer‚ by the American Cancer Association. Many people are unaware the great epidemic that cancer has now become. There is a myth with cancer that is it not hereditary‚ many do not accept the truth behind cancer. The important concept that
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