Informative Speech On Cancer
1 Introduction
1.1 Summary and Aims
According to Cancer Research UK, 1 in 2 people born after 1960 will be diagnosed with a form of cancer in their lifetime. Every two minutes someone is diagnosed with cancer. Every four minutes someone dies from cancer.
Above are some hard-hitting facts about cancer; it is rare to have not known anyone in your lifetime who has contracted the disease.
Because cancer is so prominent and deadly, it is understandable why a lot of research is undertaken into the causes and the process of cancer. Understanding the manner in which tumours invade and destroy normal tissue in the body, could lead to more efficient treatments and improve the results for those who have suffered the disease. Biologically experimenting …show more content…
Despite cancer being a very mysterious and misunderstood disease, scientists have discovered certain behaviours that all of the forms display – these are referred to as Hallmarks.
Tissue Invasion and Metastasis is the sixth Hallmark on this list – Metastasis is the ability cancer possesses which allows the disease to spread.
During the growth of a cancer, the tumour will produce cells that are able to leave the original cluster to invade nearby tissues and form new groups; once these new groups are complete they are referred to as metastases.
These cells are able to leave the tumour by hijacking normal bodily processes in order to spread and settle at a new foundation.
Many cancerous tumours contain stem cells in them, meaning that these stem cells could potentially migrate from the original tumour, completely new tumours could be formed at a different origin. Worryingly it only takes as little as one of these cells in order for a new tumour to begin growth.
Early research believed metastasis was one of the final stages of cancer growth, however it is now believed it can happen any time during the process; a development researchers would like to stop as quickly as possible.
1.3 A History of Mathematical Modelling of
1.1 Summary and Aims
According to Cancer Research UK, 1 in 2 people born after 1960 will be diagnosed with a form of cancer in their lifetime. Every two minutes someone is diagnosed with cancer. Every four minutes someone dies from cancer.
Above are some hard-hitting facts about cancer; it is rare to have not known anyone in your lifetime who has contracted the disease.
Because cancer is so prominent and deadly, it is understandable why a lot of research is undertaken into the causes and the process of cancer. Understanding the manner in which tumours invade and destroy normal tissue in the body, could lead to more efficient treatments and improve the results for those who have suffered the disease. Biologically experimenting …show more content…
Despite cancer being a very mysterious and misunderstood disease, scientists have discovered certain behaviours that all of the forms display – these are referred to as Hallmarks.
Tissue Invasion and Metastasis is the sixth Hallmark on this list – Metastasis is the ability cancer possesses which allows the disease to spread.
During the growth of a cancer, the tumour will produce cells that are able to leave the original cluster to invade nearby tissues and form new groups; once these new groups are complete they are referred to as metastases.
These cells are able to leave the tumour by hijacking normal bodily processes in order to spread and settle at a new foundation.
Many cancerous tumours contain stem cells in them, meaning that these stem cells could potentially migrate from the original tumour, completely new tumours could be formed at a different origin. Worryingly it only takes as little as one of these cells in order for a new tumour to begin growth.
Early research believed metastasis was one of the final stages of cancer growth, however it is now believed it can happen any time during the process; a development researchers would like to stop as quickly as possible.
1.3 A History of Mathematical Modelling of