Informative Speech On Cancer Essay

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    There are over 300 different kinds of cancer in the world. That’s a pretty scary number. If you don’t know anyone close to you or around you having cancer, you will. If you do know a family member who has cancer, your risks just increased. There is a 2-3% chance that out of every 100 cancers that you can develop the same cancer if a relative has that type of cancer. Certain factors that can contribute to this are two or more people on the same side (either father’s or mother’s) of the family

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    you the news. You're diagnosed with cervical cancer, would you know what to do. An estimate of 12,820 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cervical cancer a year but only 47% catch it at an early stage. Cervical cancer occurs when abnormal cells on the cervix grow out of control. This means that if the disease spread your survival rate is lower to 57% for the next 5 years. It is important to be informed about the process of cervical cancer and any other disease to keep your body in a

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    grandmother, Connie Brooks, was diagnosed with cancer. Lung cancer that is. Her second time having lung cancer and her third time having cancer in total. I was having an attitude with my mother before she told me what was happening with grandma, and once she told me I was beyond devastated. Why should I be so self centered and rude to my family when we’re at a time of crisis? I knew my grandma had smoked in the past and it was a stupid mistake, but why did cancer have to pick her? I knew my grandma could

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    Everyone has heard of breast cancer, but does anyone really know what it is? They’ve heard from the doctor or maybe a family member, but what all people want to know is if that women can beat it and survive. Not the “There are risks in this surgery” or the “As of now her stats look fine, but we will have to wait and see” or even the “We can’t make any promises, but we will do our best” and the worst out of all of them “We did our best, but there were complications… I am so sorry.” Everyone who has

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    Breast cancer begins when cells in the breast begin to grow excessively. These multiplying cells usually start to form a tumor, which can be seen in a x-ray or even felt as a bump on the breast. The tumor is malignant Cancer, if the cells grow and invade surrounding tissues or spread metastasize to distant areas of the body. Breast cancer is most common in women. Women get breast cancer from risk factors, like drinking alcohol (which can be avoided very easily.) Another way you can get this cancer

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    Cancer is something that most of us have been affected by in one way or another. Whether you are currently fighting it or know someone who has, it's known as a very difficult disease that can oftentimes be impossible to beat if not caught soon enough. But, here are the top eight miraculous stories of people diagnosed with cancer that were inexplicably cured to give you some much needed hope in miracles. Number Eight: 74-Year-Old Woman Is Cured From Skin Cancer Naturally When a 74-year-old woman

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    think about thyroid cancer, most people tend to say ‘Oh that’s the best cancer to have’ but there is nothing about it that could be considered the best. “Thyroid cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the thyroid gland (Thyroid Cancer Treatment)”. Although it is cancer, there are many different outcomes, and treatments for it. “Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer (Facts About Thyroid Cancer)”. To understand thyroid cancer, you must first know

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    My topic is about skin cancer and this is one of the worst disease. 80 % of the people are in risk of getting skin cancer. Skin cancer is a very common disease. If you get skin cancer you will get red spot on your body. This disease spreads abnormal cells though your body. This disease will turn very bad if you don't take care of your body. If this disease was spreading fast you will get dark spots on your body. Skin cancer is a viral and a disease. When you get skin cancer you have to go to the

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    In my eighteen years, I have many stories I could elaborate on to give you some insight into my background, and a glimpse into who I am as a student and a person. However, I want to tell you you a story I have no memory of, a story that separates me from my peers, and draws the same level of interest from you as your university has for me. See, I was born in Sacramento, CA, but unlike others that can claim the same,  I was diagnosed with a rare liver disease several weeks after my birth by the name

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    Cancer is a frightening topic, the National Cancer Institute states that “more women in America have died of [cancer] in the last two decades [than in WW1 and WW2 combined]”. It’s no wonder the word alone can bring anguish to many, there is still much we don’t understand about cancer. It wasn’t until recently that we began to noticed a trend of disease in my family. My grandmother Olga Losoya Suarez passed away in August of 2015 to colon cancer at the age of 75. As one can imagine this was devastating

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