Cancer Flashcards
What is cancet
Uncontrolled cell division the cells don’t respond too messages of nearby cells and start to create layers called tumours
It’s abnormal cells
Factors of cancer
Alcohol Food Home Radiation Sunlight Tobacco Work
Alcohol
Alcohol is toxic to the liver breast cancer colon cancer mouth larynx and esophagus
Drinking a lot can cause stop cells from repairing
Food
Being overweight
Preservatives additives mitrates phosphates
Saturated fat meat fat
Plant fat is good
Home
Chemicals in air freshener a
Radon
Carpet fibres paint thinners
Radiation
X-rays Cigar arts radon Can cause breast prostate and melanoma cancer Wavelength damage DNA To much radiation exposure
Sunlight
UV radiation damages genetic material and if too much is damaged is cause build up and can grow too many cells sunscreen helps control it
Tanning beds
Tabacco
Chewing tabacco
Vaporizers vaping
Kills your lungs
Lung cancer
Work
Stress
Chemicals where u work
Smoke firefighters
Construction workers have a high risk of skin cancer from all of the sunlight they are exposed to