Chapter 12 Flashcards
Cancer is
Abnormal, uncontrollable cell growth
Two types of tumors are
Malignant
Benign
What are malignant tumor
Cancerous
Capable of spreading
What are benign tumors
Non cancerous
Non spreading
What are the most common cancers in order
Lung cancer
Colon and rectal cancer
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer
What is the no1 cancer in females
Still lung cancer
What is the average age of men with Prostate cancer
How many accounts of prostate cancer in men
65
75%
How do we test for prostate cancer
PSA
Prostate specific antigen test
What is the survival rate of prostate cancer
98% at 5 years
What are the different types of cancer in the female reproductive tract in order of survivability rate
Cervical cancer (SR HIGH)
Uterine or endometrial cancer (SR 96%)
Ovarian cancer (SR LOW)
What is the body fat % that is dangerous for women and men
Women is below 12%
Men is below 3%
Aging from 20-65 causes body fat to
Double
What doe CAUTION stand for
Change in bowel or bladder
A sore that does not heal
Unusual bleeding or discharge
Thickening or lump
Dyspepsia (indigestion)
Obvious change
Nagging cough
What does ABCDE stand for skin cancer
Asymmetry
Borders
Colours
Diameter
Evolving
What cancer causes the most deaths in the US
Why
Lung
Smoking
