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BRAIN CANCER
11/21/2016
SC:235
UNIT 8

WHAT IS CANCER?
WE HEAR THE WORD CANCER ON A DAILY BASIS IT HAS BECOME A COMMON
HOUSEHOLD WORD, WE ALL KNOW SOMEONE WHO HAS HAD CANCER, BUT
WHAT IS CANCER? CANCER IS NOT JUST ONE DISEASE AS MANY OF US MAY
THINK. THERE ARE OVER 100 TYPES OF CANCERS, ACCORDING TO MEDICAL
NEWS TODAY. CANCER CAN AFFECT ALL PARTS OF THE BODY, INCLUDING OUR
BLOOD, BONES, SKIN, AND ALL OF OUR ORGANS. IT ALL STARTS WHEN CELLS
GROW OUT OF CONTROL AND CROWD OUT NORMAL CELLS. A CELL STARTS TO
GROW UNCONTROLLABLY AND DOES NOT DIE. A NORMAL CELL WILL GROW TO
A NORMAL SIZE, DIVIDE, AND DIE OFF. CELLS THAT FORM CANCER GROW TO
ABNORMAL SIZES WITH OUT DYING OFF. EACH CANCER IS CLASSIFIED BY THE
CELL TYPE THAT HAS CAUSED THE CANCER. TODAY I WILL BE DISCUSSING
BRAIN CANCER. IN THIS PRESENTATION YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THE CANCER
CELLS, SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF BRAIN CANCER, WHAT CAUSES BRAIN
CANCER AND THE TREATMENTS, AND MUCH MORE. SO LETS GET STARTED!

CHARACTERISTICS OF A CANCER CELL V.S. A
NORMAL CELL
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NORMAL CELL
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REGULAR SHAPE
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NUCLEUS IS OF NORMAL SIZE AND
COLOR
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SYSTEMATIC (FOLLOWS A NORMAL
PATHWAY)
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VISIBLE TO IMMUNE CELLS, WITH ID
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REQUIRES OXYGEN
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NUTRIENTS REQUIRES SOME
GLUCOSE, HOWEVER PREFERS
KETONE AND FAT AS WELL.
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CANCER CELL
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IRREGULAR SHAPE
• DARKER & LARGER NUCLEUS
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GROWTH IS OUT OF CONTROL
(ABNORMAL)
• INVISIBLE TO IMMUNE CELLS
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DOES NOT REQUIRE OXYGEN
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NUTRIENTS REQUIRES A LOT OF
GLUCOSE
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BRAIN CANCER
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BRAIN TUMORS ARE ABNORMAL GROWTHS OF CELLS IN THE BRAIN. A BRAIN TUMOR CAN