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Understanding Cancer Series: Cancer
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    Posted: 01/28/2005    Reviewed: 09/01/2006
Cancer

      Slide Number and Title
  1. What is Cancer? 1
  2. Different Kinds of Cancer 2
  3. Naming Cancers 3
  4. Loss of Normal Growth Control 4
  5. Example of Normal Growth 5
  6. The Beginning of Cancerous Growth 6
  7. Tumors (Neoplasms) 7
  8. Invasion and Metastasis 8
  9. Malignant versus Benign Tumors 9
  10. Why Cancer is Potentially Dangerous 10
  11. Cancer Detection and Diagnosis 11
  12. Early Cancer May Not Have Any Symptoms 12
  13. Cervical Cancer Screening 13
  14. Breast Cancer Screening 14
  15. Prostate and Ovarian Cancer Screening 15
  16. Colon Cancer Screening 16
  17. Biopsy 17
  18. Microscopic Appearance of Cancer Cells 18
  19. Hyperplasia 19
  20. Dysplasia 20
  21. Carcinoma in Situ 21
  22. Tumor Grading 22
  23. Tumor Staging 23
  24. What Causes Cancer? 24
  25. Population-Based Studies 25
  26. Heredity? Behaviors? Other Factors? 26
  27. Tobacco Use and Cancer 27
  28. Low-Strength Radiation 28
  29. High-Strength Radiation 29
  30. Lag Time 30
  31. Viruses 31
     
  1. Examples of Human Cancer Viruses 32
  2. AIDS and Kaposi's Sarcoma 33
  3. Bacteria and Stomach Cancer 34
  4. Heredity and Cancer 35
  5. Heredity Can Affect Many Types of Cancer 36
  6. Genetic Testing 37
  7. Cancer Risk and Aging 38
  8. Genes and Cancer 39
  9. DNA Structure 40
  10. DNA Mutation 41
  11. Oncogenes 42
  12. Proto-Oncogenes and Normal Cell Growth 43
  13. Oncogenes are Mutant Forms of Proto-Oncogenes 44
  14. Tumor Suppressor Genes 45
  15. Tumor Suppressor Genes Act Like a Brake Pedal 46
  16. p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein Triggers Cell Suicide 47
  17. DNA Repair Genes 48
  18. Cancer Tends to Involve Multiple Mutations 49
  19. Mutations and Cancer 50
  20. Cancer Tends to Corrupt Surrounding Environment 51
  21. Cancer Prevention 52
  22. Avoid Tobacco 53
  23. Protect Yourself From Excessive Sunlight 54
  24. Limit Alcohol and Tobacco 55
  25. Diet: Limit Fats and Calories 56
  26. Diet: Consume Fruits and Vegetables 57
  27. Avoid Cancer Viruses 58
  28. Avoid Carcinogens at Work 59
  29. Industrial Pollution 60
  30. Is There a Cancer "Epidemic"? 61


Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide1
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3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide3
4http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide4
5http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide5
6http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide6
7http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide7
8http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide8
9http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide9
10http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide10
11http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide11
12http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide12
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15http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide15
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17http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide17
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19http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide19
20http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide20
21http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide21
22http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide22
23http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide23
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44http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/cancer/Slide44
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