Cancer

What is cancer

• A virus

• A bacteria

• Uncontrolled cell growth

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are some risk factors that cause cancer? Check all that apply.

• Genetics

• chemicals

• From someone coughing

• UV rays

• From touching someone who has cancer

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are checkpoints

• They check if the cell is growing healthy

• They check for viruses in the body

• They check for bacteria in the body

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

What happens when the cell fails a checkpoint

• They continue to grow regardless

• They go through apoptosis

• They fix the problem

What is apoptosis

• When the cell grows faster

• When the cell burst and dies

• When the cell goes through division

What is a tumor

• A cluster of cells

• A group of bacteria

• A group of viruses

What are some forms of treatments for cancer

• Radiation

• Vaccine

• Antibiotics

• Chemotherapy

• Surgery

Match the following types of tumors

• Tumors do not migrate to other parts of

• Tumor

• Moves to other parts of the body

• Benign

• Is a cluster of cells

• Malignant

Which cells do NOT reproduce over your life time

• Hair

• Nail

• Nerve

• Skin

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Match the following

• Medication to shrink the tumor

• Chemotherapy

• Remove the tumor completely

• Radiation

• Laser beams to shrink the tumor

• Surgery

• Test the tumor

• Biopsy