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Lung Cancer
By: Morgan Price
What I Already Knew.
What I Would Like to Know.
The Story of My Search.
My Growth as a Researcher.
Works Cited.
What I Already Knew!
• Mesothelioma is the type of lung cancer you
receive when exposed to asbestos.
• Asbestos (A mineral fiber) comes from a
building material called insulation.
• Surgery, Chemotherapy and Radiation is used
to treat Mesothelioma.
What I Would Like to Know
•What is cancer?
•How to prevent lung cancer caused by
asbestos.
•How long you can live with Mesothelioma
if you are treated?
•The difference between chemotherapy
and radiation?
•What are the side effects of
chemotherapy and radiation?
What is Cancer?!
How Long You can Live With
Mesothelioma if You Treated?
•After the diagnosis of Mesothelioma the
amount of survival is less than 5 years.
•Only 15 percent of lung cancers are
found at an early stage.
The Difference Between
Chemotherapy and Radiation.
• Chemotherapy – A method of killing cancer
cells using certain chemicals. Chemo can be
given orally or injected into the blood stream.
• Radiation – Use of high-energy radiation to
treat cancer. Coming from radioactive
materials, and can be given either internally or
externally.
Side Effects of Chemotherapy and
Radiation.
• Radiation may cause:
Tiredness, skin rashes, upset stomach,
diarrhea, sore throat, difficulty swallowing and
loss of hair.
• Chemotherapy also causes:
Nausea, vomiting, hair loss, weight loss,
weakness due to low blood count, and
weakening of the immune system.
How To Prevent Lung Cancer Caused
By Asbestos.
• Avoid contact with chemicals that can
cause disease such as asbestos.
• Have your home checked for radon gas.
Story of My Seach…
• SIRS and Power Library are great resources
when your looking for articles.
• Delicious has kept all my “cited” pages safe.
• The library had some great reference books.
• Gaggle has not deleted my project….soo far. 
Growth as a Researcher..
• I understand how to research online better.
• Learned about new great places to get
resources.
• I feel more confident in where my resources
came from.
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Works Cited
•Caroline M. Levchuck, Michele Drohan, Jane Kelly
Kosek. Healthy living. Vol 1. Detroit: UXL, 2000.
Print.“asbestosis and mesotheliom” Encyclopedia
Britannica. Web. 20 March. 2012.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/499555/respirator
y-disease/274515/Asbestosis-and-mesothelioma
• David Newton, Donna Olendorf, Christine Jeryan, Karen
Boyden. Sick, Diseases and Disorders, Injuries and Infections.
• Tracy Irons-Georges. Health Issues. Vol 1.
• Elizabeth Silverthone. Diseases and Disorders: Cancer