Transcript Power Point - York Against Cancer

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What is Cancer?
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What is Cancer?
1. Cells get damaged (become abnormal)
2. Start dividing much faster than normal
3. A clump of cells form (growth) – can be smaller
than a pea or as big as a football!
4. Sometimes the lump is benign – not cancerous
– not harmful
5. Sometimes it is malignant – cancer – potential
to be harmful because it can interfere with the
way the body works
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What is Cancer?
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How do cells become damaged?
Diets and lifestyle
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What can be done to help to prevent
Cancer?
Help your immune system by keeping it healthy so
it can find the damaged cells and get rid of them
before they have a chance to cause a problem
Help your immune system by –
Eating plenty of fruit, vegetables and whole grains
Drinking sufficient water
Cutting down on sugar and salt
Exercising to move the lymph
Not smoking
Protecting your skin
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Cancer cell being
attacked by the
immune system
www.alternative-cancer.net/Cell_photos.htm
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What can be done to help people who get
Cancer?
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Go to the doctor
The doctor sends the person to hospital
The hospital doctor carries out tests
As a result of the tests the doctor will tell
them which is the best treatment – surgery,
chemotherapy or radiation
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The Good News
• I in 3 people will get cancer but
• 2/3rds will never contract the disease and of
those who do 75% will beat it!
• New and better treatments are being
developed all the time
• There is much we can do to help to prevent
cancer and if we do get it to beat it!
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What can you do if you are worried?
• Talk to parent, carer, teacher, relative,
Macmillan or phone York Against Cancer
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Story
The Rosy Periwinkle
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• The rosy periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) is
native only to the tropical forests of
Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island,
found off the east coast of Africa.
• Rosy Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) This
pretty plant gives us two very important
cancer-fighting medicines: vinblastine and
vincristine. Vinblastine has helped increase
the chance of surviving childhood leukaemia
from 10% to 95%, while vincristine is used to
treat Hodgkins' Disease.
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• Traditional Madagascan healers used the rosy
periwinkle for treating diabetes. This led to its
study by western scientists who then
discovered its anti-cancer properties. These
medicines have proved very profitable for
global drug companies. Worldwide sales are
worth over £75 million a year, but virtually
none of this money finds its way back to
Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in
the world.
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