Cancer Project

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Cancer Project
Create a PowerPoint presentation that you will turn in to the fchstushare drive, _classDrop folder, by 4/23/10
answering the following questions about a cancer type of your choice. No cancer types may be done more than
once. Sign up with Mr. Foster for a type of cancer that interests you. You will be graded on neatness,
presentation and creativity (pictures, font size, color contrast…). Use at least 4-5 vocabulary terms from Chp.
17 in your presentation
Suggested but not only resource:
http://www.cancer.org
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What type of Cancer are you researching?
What are the key statistics associated with this type of cancer? (Survival rate, Frequency in population…)
What are the risk factors associated with this type of cancer? (Pre-existing conditions – Genetics…)
Do we know what causes this type of cancer? (Habits, behaviors, environmental…)
Can we prevent this type of cancer?
Is there a method to detect this type of cancer early?
How is this type of cancer diagnosed?
Are there stages to this type of cancer?
a. If so, how many? What differentiates the stages?
b. If not, why not?
9. How is this type of cancer treated?
10. What should someone who is concerned about this type of cancer ask their doctor?
11. Bibliography- No set number but site all sources used to complete this project
Types to choose from:
1. Adrenal Cortical Cancer
2. Anal Cancer
3. Aplastic Anemia
4. Bile Duct Cancer
5. Bladder Cancer
6. Bone Cancer
7. Brain Cancer
8. Breast Cancer
9. Cervical Cancer
10. Colon / Rectum Cancer
11. Endometrial Cancer
12. Esophagus Cancer
13. Eye Cancer
14. Gallbladder Cancer
15. Kidney Cancer
16. Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancer
17. Leukemia
18. Liver Cancer
19. Lung Cancer
20. Oral Cavity Cancer
21. Ovarian Cancer
22. Pancreatic Cancer
23. Prostate Cancer
24. Retinoblastoma
25. Salivary Gland Cancer
26. Skin Cancer Basal and Squamous Cell
27. Skin Cancer Melanoma
28. Small Intestine Cancer
29. Stomach Cancer
30. Testicular Cancer
31. Thymus Cancer
32. Thyroid Cancer
33. Lymphoma
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