Cancer P2
- Created by: Grace.2006
- Created on: 06-12-22 12:30
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- Cancer
- Age range
- 25 cases per 100,000
- Under 20s
- 350 cases per 100.000
- 45-49 year olds
- 1,000 per 100,000
- Over 60s
- The median age for cancer is a diagnosis at 66
- You can get cancer at any age but is more common later in life
- Cancer a be found anywhere in the body which is why it is important to check certain areas such as breasts for signs
- 25 cases per 100,000
- Treatments
- Chemotherapy
- That shrink and kill cancer cells
- Radiotherapy
- Using high-energy rays to kill cancer cells
- Hormone therapy:
- Block cancer cells from getting the hormones they need to grow
- Surgery
- Cutting out the cancerous cells (tumours) and some of the nearby tissue
- Targeted therapies
- Target onto specific molecules in cancer cells and disables the cancer cells so they cannot spread
- Immunology
- Relies on the bodies ability to fight infections and the cancer
- Hyperthermia
- Uses heat to damage and kill cancer cells without harming normal cells
- Cyrotherapy
- Cold gas to freeze ad kill cancer cells
- Chemotherapy
- Health and social care staff involved in care
- Charaties
- Macmillan
- Support workers
- Oncologist
- Specialist nurses
- Paediatrician
- Geriatrician
- GP
- Surgeon
- Social worker
- Domiciliary care assistants
- Counsellor
- Charaties
- Age range
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