GENE EXPRESSION AND CANCER

DEFINITION OF CANCER

• The uncontrolled growth of cells that can invade other parts of the body.

METASTASIS

• The spread of cancer cells beyond their original site

CAUSES

• A carcinogen is any substance that can induce or promote cancer
• Chemicals in tobacco
• Smoking
• Asbestos
• Ionizing radiation such as X-Rays or ultraviolet light from the sun

KINDS OF CANCER

• Carcinomas
• Sarcomas
• Lymphomas
• Leukemia
• And much more

DEATH RATE OF CANCER

• 564,800 this year are expected to die
• 1,500 a day is expected to die of cancer
• 8,000 people worldwide will die

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR DIAGNOSED

• You begin treatment to try and get rid of the cancer

TYPES OF TREATMENT

• Chemo therapy
• Surgery
• Radiation
• Biological therapies

REASON WHY THERE IS NO CURE

• One can't be found because it changes genetics from person to person