HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Mammography, Scrotum, Lumpectomy
9 Dec 2012
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Place or origin is what type of cancer you call it i. e. lung cancer. Cancer is the #1 disease that canadians die from. Based on current incident rates (will develop cancer during their lifetime) Based on current mortality rates (will die from cancer): 29% of canadian men (~ 1 in 4 canadians) After age of 70 we have less success of helping keep people living without cancer. Dre (easier than biopsy) middle finger up bum. Cell division: normal cells take 5-7 days to divide, cancer cells take about 12 hours. Cancer spread through circulatory and lymphatic system. 80% of explanation of why people get cancer. We all have oncogene but some are not provoked. Suspected causes of cancer: occupational/ environmental factors. Depression (decreases immune response: chemicals in food. Sodium nitrates: in processed food, the preservatives (once broken down become sodium amines carcinogenic agent aka really red meat: biological factors.
