Introducing
Your new presentation assistant.
Refine, enhance, and tailor your content, source relevant images, and edit visuals quicker than ever before.
Trending searches
Science Project 2.0
12
Cancer
Science Project
What is?
?
What is?
Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body
What causes cancer?
We can divide cancer risk factors into the following groups:
-Biological or internal factors
-Environmental exposures
-Lifestyle-related factors
Causes
Some lifestyle-related causes of cancer
Lifestyle-related factors
-Tobacco
-Alcohol
-UV radiation and sunlight
-Some food-related factors like nitrites and poly aromatic hydrocarbons.
Cancer´s types
There most common types of cancer are:
-Breast cancer
-Lung cancer
-Prostate cancer
-Melanoma
-Leukemia
-Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Types
Some common symptoms
Symptoms
-Change in bowel or bladder habits
-A sore that does not heal
-Unusual bleeding or discharge
-Thickening or lump in the breast
-Indigestion or difficulty in swallowing
-Obvious change in a wart or mole
Cancer´s origins
The first cause of cancer was identified by a british surgeon in 1775.
Origins
Why is it named cancer?
The origin of the word is credited to the Greek physician Hippocrates (460-370 BC) who is considered the Father of the Medicine
Why its named "Cancer"?
How identify it
Illness evolution
A series of mutations is required in the process of carcinogenesis for a cell to transition from being normal to pre-malignant and then to a cancer cell.
How identify it
Imaging tests
Physical
exam
laboratory
tests
biopsy
Your doctor may use one or more approaches to diagnose cancer
Treatment
Radiation therapy
Chemotherapy
Surgery
Treatment
Consequences of cancer
The long-term consequences of
cancer and its treatment include
both physical and mental effects.
Consequences
Researching:
Cancer treatments
Nowadays there are several different ways to fight against cancer
Researching
The most common cancer treatments
BLOOD AND MARROW STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION
RADIATION THERAPY
SURGERY
Most common treatments
CHEMOTHERAPY
What are the risks of cancer treatment?
- Neutropenia
- Lymphedema
- Hair loss
- Nausea and vomiting
- Memory problems
- Pain
- Blood clots (trombosis)
CONSEQUENCES
New useful treatments
The most important two are:
-Interventional radiology
-Inmunotherapy
New treatment ways
Interventional radiolody (IR):
- What IR is?
- In which patients is recommended?
- Types according to his use:
- To treat cancer
- To relieve pain
INTERVENTIONAL
RADIOLOGY
Latest research
Lately researching
-Virus engineered
-Proton therapy
-Experimental drugs