Cancer

•Today you will learn:

• What is cancer?
• What are the risk factors?
• What are some statistics on cancer?
• What are treatments for cancer?
• What are symptoms and signs of cancer?
• How do I check for cancer?
 CANCER
• Cancer is a non-
communicable disease
when cells divide
uncontrollably and may
spread throughout the
body.
•It is caused by the
changes in your DNA.

•It is estimated 1 in 2
people will get cancer.
 Someone may not know the exact cause
of cancer,it may be due to a mix of
these following risk factors.
• Smoking
• Diet / lifestyle
• Radiation e.g. the sun or chemicals
• Viruses and infections
Now we’ve had an
overview of cancer
I will be focusing
on breast cancer
Breast cancer is the
most common type
of cancer in the uk
and affects women
mostly.
Statistics and graphs for breast cancer.
2009 and 2018
• Around 55,000 women and 370 men get diagnosed with breast
cancer in the UK every year.
• This means 1 in 7 women are diagnosed with it.
• But fortunately 9 in 10 women survive breast cancer and recover back
to normal
Treatments for (breast) cancer:

• Surgery. Remove as much cancer as possible

• Chemotherapy. Use of drugs to kill cancer cells
• Radiotherapy. Using radiation to kill the cancer cells
• Hormone therapy. Slows growth of tumours by blocking the bodies
ability to produce hormones.
 I personally believe it is important to
raise awareness for signs and symptoms
of breast cancer .
These are the signs and symptoms that
may occur if you have (breast) cancer.

• Your breasts may change size or colour

• They may become red or/and swollen
• Skin irritation may occur
• Swelling and pain
• Weakness and fatigue
• Weight loss which is unintentional
• Breast pain

If you have these signs and symptoms I advise

you talk to your local gp or doctor
Now let’s watch a video from the NHS to tell
us how to check for these symptoms

https://youtu.be/ojddACFfVa8?t=97
 QUESTIO
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I will now be asking you guys
some questions on information
from my powerpoint

• If you have any questions this is your time to ask 

Thank you for listening to my

presentation. I hope you have
learnt about cancer.