Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Uterine Cancer, Chemotherapy, Dysphonia

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 1001A/B
• Professor: Jeannie Samuel

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Cancer (cid:862)ca(cid:374)(cid:272)er is the a(cid:271)(cid:374)or(cid:373)al, u(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:374)trolled (cid:373)ultipli(cid:272)atio(cid:374) of (cid:272)ells that, if left u(cid:374)treated, (cid:272)a(cid:374) ulti(cid:373)ately (cid:272)ause death. (cid:863) Cancer: a few facts: worldwide 12 million new cases of cancer diagnosed in 2008, 7 million deaths from cancer, 25 million people living with a diagnosis of cancer. Metastasis: the spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another, creates new tumours (secondary tumours/metastases) Types of cancer: carcinomas (from epithelia, sarcomas (from connective and fibrous tissues, ex. Not from an external cavity but in muscular tissues and connective tissues, membranes covering fat. Leukemias (from blood-forming cells: mostly reside in bone marrow. Stages of cancer: extent of spread of cancer. Identified in five stages (0 iv: staging influences decisions around treatment options. Only in layer of cells where it originated. More extensive, higher numbers (greater tumour size and/or the degree to which tumour has spread to nearby lymph nodes or organs adjacent to primary tumour.