title: Rare Types of Cancer Informative Speech AGD: 585‚720 Americans are excepted to die from cancer in 2014‚ that is almost 1600 people every day. Cancer is one of the leading cause of death in the US‚ it is second only to heart disease and accounts for 1 in every 4 deaths. (copyright 2014 http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@research/documents/webcontent/acspc-042151.pdf) Link: We hear about cancer on a regular basis in the media with skin‚ breast and lung cancers topping the list but
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In January 2012‚ the Center for Disease Control and Prevention released their Preliminary Data for the Leading Causes of Death in the United States. Their report showed that cancer is ranked at number two once again. As cancer rates remain high‚ it becomes increasingly important to understand what kinds of carcinogens‚ or cancer-causing agents‚ are around us‚ and how much they impact us. The known carcinogens that are well documented in terms of cancer death rates include smoking‚ alcohol consumption
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Thesis: Breast cancer‚ however‚ remains one of the major concerns in the medical field‚ mainly because it has many forms and happens to strike a large number of women. I-Cancer as the disease of the twentieth century A-Definition of cancer B-Statistics on cancer victims II-The nature of breast cancer A-Breast cancer as a leading cause of death among women B-Types of breast cancer 1-In situ cancers 2-Invasive cancers 3-Inflammatory cancers III-Causes of breast cancer A-The heredity
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1. Assuming that the distribution is normal for weight relative to the ideal and 99% of the male participants scored between (-53.68‚64.64)‚ Where did 95% of the values for weight relative to the ideal lie? Round your answer to two decimal places. X =5.48‚ SD = 22.93 5.48 – 1.96(22.93) = AND 5.48 + 1.96(22.93) = 5.48 – 44.9428 = AND 5.48 + 44.9428 = -39.4628 AND 50.422 (-39.46‚ 50.42) 2. Which of the following values from Table 1 tells us about variability of the scores in a distribution
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Cancer is a disease that affects cells in the body by taking over good cells and corrupting them with bad cells. Cancer can start anywhere in the body at any time. Cancers are benign or malignant tumors affecting the cells in the body. Pancreatic cancer is a very aggressive cancer affecting many Americans today. Pancreatic cancer attacks the pancreas and can spread to different organs in the body. Pancreatic cancer causes more death in men and women than any other type of cancer (Krempien‚ R.‚ &
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Ovarian Cancer • Description of the disease ovarian cancer is cancer that develops in one or both ovaries--glands in females where reproductive eggs are made. Typically‚ the cancer forms on the ovary’s surface. Although many cases of ovarian cancer aren’t caught until the cancer has metastasized‚ or spread‚ outside of the ovaries‚ improvements in treatment and diagnosis have increased survival rates. Ovarian cancer comes in several varieties. The most common type‚ epithelial tumors‚ occurs on
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Topic: Breast Cancer General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: At the end of my speech the audience will know the importance of breast cancer. Central Idea: Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells in the breast divide and grow without control. (cancer.org) Introduction I. Have you ever known anyone affected with breast cancer? II. Breast cancer is a type of cancer where cells
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Lung cancer is a disease characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. If left untreated‚ this growth can spread beyond the lung in a process called metastasis into nearby tissue and‚ eventually‚ into other parts of the body. Most cancers that start in lung‚ known as primary lung cancers‚ are carcinomas that derive from epithelial cells. The main types of lung cancer are small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC)‚ also called oat cell cancer‚ and non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). The
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BLADDER CANCER Bladder cancer is the growth of malignant cells in the urinary bladder. Most forms of bladder cancer start in the superficial layer of the transitional epithelium‚ and most often affect the transitional cells. It may also be called transitional cell carcinoma or even urothelial carcinoma. Urothelial carcinoma is also a term used for transitional cell cancer in the renal pelvis‚ ureters‚ and urethra. Bladder cancer is a relatively common disease. It is the fourth leading cancer
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Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate‚ a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing; however‚ there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers.[1] The cancer cells may metastasize (spread) from the prostate to other parts of the body‚ particularly the bones and lymph nodes. Prostate cancer may cause pain‚ difficulty in urinating‚ problems during sexual intercourse‚ or erectile dysfunction. Other symptoms can potentially develop during later
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