Transcript Lung cancer is known as the most common cancer in

Brandon Lawrence
Robert Brown
Linda Garza
Eric Hanes
Cancer's Reach
Introduction
• 90-95% of diagnosed cancer are estimated
to be with related to the environment and
lifestyles choices.
• We researched this issue and this is the
information we found.
Enviroment and Cancer
Issues include:
• Tobacco
• Stress
• Diet
• Lack of physical activity
• Obesity
• Environmental Pollutants
• Infections
• Radiation
Government Solutions
European governments plan- By 2020 by ensuring
access to:
• safe water and sanitation
• opportunities for physical activity
• a healthy diet,
• improved air quality
• environment free of toxic chemicals.
Continuing
• For consumers to choose food grown without
pesticides or chemical fertilizers, antibiotics, and
growth hormones
• Decrease environmental chemicals that can
increase their risk of contracting cancer.
• Organic products avoid the use of these chemicals.
Cancer and Lake County
• Female Breast
• Prostate
• Lung and Bronchus
• Colorectal
• Skin cancer
Cancer and Indiana
• Lung
• Oral
• Esophageal
• Stomach
• Colon Cancer
Cancer and the U.S
• Lung cancer is known as • 51,370 humans
the most common cancer
in the world.
• Breast cancer is
the third greatest
• 220,000 lives
form of cancer.
• Defeated over 157,000
lives.
• 40,000 deaths.
•
• Colon cancer is the
second deadliest form of
cancer in the United
States
Cancer and the World
Over 7.9 Million people have died because of
cancer related diseases.
Cancer improvements at
Calumet
We can stop the risk of cancer in calumet high
school by :
• Influencing to stop the people who smoke.
• Add more variety of fruit to food menu.
• For people who drink coffee, drink caffeine
coffee.
• Change the school water to fliter tap water.
Suggestions to the
administration
Give out information pamflets, or announcements
about cancer.
Give a list of ways to reduce cancer in an individual's
life.
Cancer and Races
Rates of Cervical Cancer 2006(affects cervix)
• 11,982 women overall.
• 9,294 white women.
• 1,861 Hispanic women.
• 1,839 African-American women.
• 532 Asian/Pacific Islander women.
• 82 American Indian/Alaska Native women.
Continuing
Does race affect cancer?
Many studies are going on and some reports state
that race does/does not affect a certain type of
cancer.
The answer to the question is not a situation where
you can pin point it to a simple 'yes' or 'no' or stating if
it is black or white, because their are complex
answers and gray fields.
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http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/cervical/statistics/race.htm
http://surveillance.cancer.gov/statistics/types/race_ethnic.html
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http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/170823.php
http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/31-simple-ways-to-prevent-cancer/article16072.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer-prevention/CA00024