Transcript Cancer Prevention Education

The Balance of Life
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(Sex, Drugs & Rock n’ Roll!)
Learning Objectives
• How to keep healthy and what influences
health….
Learning Outcomes
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• Understand the importance of a balanced life
• Understand the importance of protected sex in
terms of cancer
• Know which viruses and bacteria are linked to
cancer and how to avoid them
• Know which drugs are linked to cancers
Viruses & Bacteria
Sex
(unprotected)
Viruses
Human Papilloma
Virus (HPV) –
cervical cancer.
HIV – the virus
which leads to
AIDS
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Drugs (sharing needles)
Viruses
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) - Liver
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) - Liver
HIV
The following drugs contain many cancer causing
substances
Cigarettes – lung, bladder, mouth and throat
Cannabis – lung, throat, mouth, and head
Alcohol – Liver, stomach, mouth and throat
Mouth Cancer
Mouth Cancer
on the cheek
Mouth Cancer
Rock n roll – Life Balance Slide 8
Short term effects –
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Heart beats faster
Shallow breathing
Sweating
Butterfly feeling in the stomach
Rock n Roll – Life Balance slide 9
Long Term Effects
• Exhaustion, tiredness, a sense of being
physically run down
• Exploding easily at anything
• Frequent headaches and stomach upsets
• Weight loss or gain
• Sleeplessness and depression
• Shortness of breath
• Suspiciousness
• Feelings of helplessness