Cancer 1 With Comments

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Renee Mike
Joselle Corraspe
Teneka Eudovique
Crystal-Marie Sutherland
What is Cancer?
Cancers are a large family of diseases
that involve abnormal cell growth with
the potential to invade or spread to
other parts of the body that would often
form a lump called a tumour.
Cancer falls into different categories of diseases:
It is a physical disease as it involves a

malfunction somewhere in the body.
Cancer is also a social disease as it is
associated with the social setting in which a
person spends their life. ( cigarette smoke
can cause lung cancer).
It is also an inherited disease because it
can be caused by the combination of alleles
that a person inherits from their parents.
Gene Mutations that cause Cancer

Mutation in three main types of genes cause cancer
and these are:
Proto- Oncogenes: these are genes that code for
normal proteins used in cell division.
Repressor Genes: these are genes that normally
inhibit cell division.
DNA Repair Genes: these are genes that usually
repair DNA and once mutated can produce the wrong
combination on a DNA nucleotide causing the cell to
be a mutant cancer cell.
THE ENVIRONMENT
Cancer may be caused by certain
environmental exposures that harm DNA.
These exposures may include substances,
such as the chemicals in tobacco smoke, or
radiation, such as ultraviolet rays from the
sun.
Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation
from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer.
Dark skin provides protection against UV light.
It absorbs the pigment melanin, protecting the
cells beneath.
AIR POLLUTION
Air pollution is associated with an increased
risk of lung cancer.
Air pollution is often separated into outdoor
air pollution and indoor air pollution.
Radon:
Radon is a natural radioactive gas that can
increase the risk of lung cancer.
Radon is found in the air at a low level
outdoors, but it can sometimes build up to
high concentrations indoors.
ADDITIVES AND ITS EFFECT FOOD ON CANCER
What is a food additive?

A substance added to food to
enhance its flavour or appearance or
to preserve it. Some common food
additives are as follows:
Artificial coloring
High fructose corn syrup
Aspartame
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
Sodium benzoate
Sodium nitrite
Signs and symptoms
Persistent cough or blood-tinged saliva

A change in bowel habits
Blood in the stool
Unexplainedanemia
Breast lump or breast discharge
Lumps in the testicles
Unexpected weight loss
Fever
Fatigue
Pain
Skin Changes
Sores that do not heal
Wite patches inside the mouth or tongue
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump in the breast or other
parts of the body
Indigestion or trouble swallowing
Recent change in a wart or mole
Nagging cough or hoarseness
Symptoms of breast cancer:
The following changes in the breast can be

a symptom of breast cancer:
swelling of all or part of the breast
skin irritation or dimpling
breast pain
nipple pain or the nipple turning inward
redness, scaliness, or thickening of the
nipple or breast skin
a nipple discharge other than breast milk
a lump in the underarm area
Treatment and Control of Cancer

1.)Surgery
Mastectomy - the surgical removal of one
or both breasts, partially or completely.
Lumpectomy the removal of a small
volume of breast tissue containing the
tumour and surrounding healthy tissue.
2.) Radiation
Radiation therapy is the use of ionizing
radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink
tumours.
3.) Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer
with drugs (anticancer drugs) that can be
used in hopes of curing the disease or
prolonging life to reduce symptoms.
Control
Morphine and oxycodone: drugs used

to suppress nausea.
Hospice - palliative care for the
incurably ill given in such institutions
as hospitals or nursing homes, but
also care provided to those who would
rather spend their last months and
days of life in their own homes.
LIMITATIONS OF CANCER
TREATMENT
Radiation:
Radiation therapy is expensive, takes a long
time (approximately 2-3 months) and it also
cannot completely eradicate Cancer cells.
CHEMOTHERAPY
The drugs used in chemotherapy to kill
cancer cells can also harm normal cells. It
can also shorten the lifespan of the survival
patients overtime.
ANTICANCER DRUGS
These drugs are so powerful; they
may also affect the growth of normal
body cells, causing many side
effects, some of which may be
serious.
LIVING WITH CANCER

For most people with cancer, living with
the disease is the biggest challenge
they have ever faced. It can change
your routines, roles and relationships
along with money and work problems.
The treatment can change the way you
feel and look, therefore support from
others is important.
Fear of recurrence is perhaps the most
common reality for cancer survivors.
PREVALENCE AND
MORTALITY RATE
Mortality Rate
Statistics specific to the

Caribbean or globally on
breast cancer.
TABLE I
AGE-SPECIFIC AND AGE-STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE OF
FEMALE BREAST CANCER IN BARBADOS BETWEEN JULY
1, 2002 AND MARCH 30, 2006 PER 100,000 PERSONYEARS OF OBSERVATION
Age group
Number of cases
Person years1
Age specific rate
95% CI
04
33,891
010.9
59
36,670
010.1
1014
36,535
010.1
1519
37,676
09.8
2024
35,767
010.3
2529
40,035
7.5
1.621.9
3034
15
40,166
37.3
20.961.6
3539
25
44,333
56.4
36.583.2
4044
45
41,959
107.3
78.2143.5
4549
50
35,028
142.7
106.0188.2
5054
64
28,239
226.6
174.5289.4
5559
43
20,730
207.4
150.1279.4
6064
25
19,894
125.7
81.3185.5
6569
34
18,780
181.1
125.4253.0
7074
25
17,973
139.1
90.0205.3
7579
26
13,799
188.4
123.1276.1
8084
19
11,068
171.7
103.4268.1
85+
17
10,974
154.9
90.2248.0
Unknown age
Crude rate
396
523,517
75.6
68.483.5
Age standardized rates

(US)
78.1
70.586.3

(Europe)
78.6
70.787.2

(World)
58.4
52.565.0
Statistics specific to the

Trinidad and Tobago.
TABLE II
AGE-STRATIFIED AND AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATES FROM BREAST CANCER
IN BARBADOS BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 1995 AND DECEMBER 31, 2004 PER
100,000 PERSON-YEARS OF OBSERVATION
Age group Number of cases Person years

04 0
90,360
0
04.1
59 0
97,770
0
03.8
1014 0
97,410
0
03.8
1519 0
100,450
0
03.7
2024 0
95,360
0
03.9
2529 4
106,740
3.8
1.09.6
3034 13
107,090
12.1 6.520.8
3539 16
118,200
13.5 7.722.0
4044 38
111,870
34.0 24.046.6
4549 41
93,390
43.9 31.559.6
5054 33
75,290
43.8 30.261.6
5559 45
55,270
81.4 59.4108.9
6064 47
53,040
88.6 65.1117.8
6569 36
50,070
71.9 50.499.5
7074 48
47,920
100.2 73.9132.8
7579 38
36,790
103.3 73.1141.8
8084 43
29,510
145.7 105.5196.3
85+ 67
29,260
229.0 177.5290.8
Crude rate 469 1,395,790 33.6 (30.636.8)
Age standardized rates (US)
32.9
Age standardized rates (Europe)
31.6
Age standardized rates (World)
22.6
Age specific rate 95% CI
(29.936.0)
(28.634.8)
(20.425.0)
Table III shows mortality rates by cancer type in Trinidad and

Tobago. From Cancer in the Americas: Country Profiles 2013.
Predictions and Conclusions

The incidence of cancer will double
between the years of 2002 and 2030.
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Cancer falls into different categories of diseases:

It is a physical disease as it involves a

Gene Mutations that cause Cancer

ADDITIVES AND ITS EFFECT FOOD ON CANCER

What is a food additive?

Signs and symptoms

Persistent cough or blood-tinged saliva

Symptoms of breast cancer:

The following changes in the breast can be

Treatment and Control of Cancer

Morphine and oxycodone: drugs used

LIVING WITH CANCER

Statistics specific to the

Age specific rate

Age standardized rates

Age standardized rates

Age standardized rates

Statistics specific to the

Age group Number of cases Person years

Age specific rate 95% CI

Table III shows mortality rates by cancer type in Trinidad and

Predictions and Conclusions

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