CANCER

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CANCER

• ABNORMAL BODY CELLS GROWING OUT OF CONTROL

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CANCER

• MALIGNANT abnormal cells still growing
• BENINGN abnormal cells are not growing or
  cancerous
• TUMOR a mass of abnormal cells
• METASTASIS abnormal cells spread to different
  parts of the body
• CARCNINOGENS cancer causing substances in the
  environment

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CANCER

• CAUSES OF CANCER
• SUN
• TOBACCO
• MEDICATIONS
• X RAYS
• SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE
• HEREDITY

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CANCER

• WARNING SIGNS OF CANCER
• C Change in bowel or bladder habits
• A A sore that does not heal
• U Unusual bleeding or discharge
• T Thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere
• I Indigestion or difficulty swallowing
• O Obvious change in wart or mole
• N Nagging cough or hoarseness

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CANCER

• SIGNS OF SKIN CANCER
• A ASYMMETRY
• B BORDER
• C COLOR
• D DIAMETER

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CANCER

• TYPES OF TREATMENT
• Surgery
• Radiation Therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Immunotherapy
• Hormone therapy

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CANCER

• WAYS TO PREVENT
• EAT NUTRITIOUS FOOD
• STAY PHISICALLY ACTIVE
• LIMIT SUN EXPOSURE
• AVOID TANNING BEDS
• AVOID TOBACCO AND ALCOHOL
• HAVE YEARLY CHECK UPS

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SKIN CANCER
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SKIN CANCER