HLST-210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Rectal Examination, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Sexually Transmitted Infection
9 Apr 2016
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Describe how to detect, diagnose, & treat cancer. List steps to lower the risk of cancer. An abnormal and uncontrolled multiplication of cells that can lead to death. Tumour a mass of tissue that serves no physiological purpose. Cancer begins as a change in a cell that allows it to grow and divide when it should not. The spreading of cancer cells from one part of the body to another. Classified according to types of cells that give rise to them. Cancer cases and deaths by site and sex. Most common cause of cancer death in canada. Symptoms do not typically appear until an invasive stage. Age, heredity, polyps, chronic bowel inflammation, type 2 diabetes, lifestyle (excessive alcohol & tobacco), diet (red & processed meats) Regular screening at age 50 (stool blood test) Most common cancer in women; rare in men. 22,700 diagnosed; 5400 will die in the next year.
