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Cancer Slideshow
Nueroblastoma
General Information
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-Usually begins in nerve tissue of
adrenal glands (top of each kidney).
-Adrenal glands produce hormones.
These hormones control someone’s
blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rate,
and how their body reacts to stress.
Symptoms
-Most of the symptoms of
nueroblastoma are caused by pressure
from the tumor or bone pain when the
cancer has reached the bones.
-It can begin in chest, nerve tissue near
spine and neck, or in spinal cord.
-Most often starts in early childhood,
younger than 5. Can be found at birth
or even by ultrasound
-Some symptoms include: a lump in
abdomen, chest, neck or pelvis,
nodules under the skin (purple or blue
patches under skin), protruding eyes or
dark circles under the eyes, changes in
eyes or vision; pain in chest, and pain
in limbs or bones.
-The cancer usually has spread by the
time of diagnosis.
Treatments
-The treatment depends on child’s age,
cancer stage, and other factors.
-Types of treatment: surgery,
chemotherapy, retinoid therapy, and
radiation therapy.
-Most often, more than one type of
treatment is needed.
Trey Underwood
Kidney Cancer
Symptoms:
Symptoms are blood in the urine, pain or
pressure in the side or back, a mass or lump in
the side or back, swelling of the ankles and
legs, high blood pressure, or low red blood cell
count, fatigue, loss of appetite, or unexplained
weight loss.
Risk factors and Prevention:
Smoking promotes the risk of kidney cancer. Kidney cancer
happens more in men than in women. It occurs more in the
African American race. 50 years to 70 years old is the main
age for people being diagnosed. The people who have a
high fat content or are obese are usually are the ones with
cancer. High blood pressure usually can cause or help
kidney cancer.
Treatments:
The type of treatment depends on the location of the
tumor. If the cancer has not spread they just use surgery
to get it out. Immunotherapy can be used to increase the
immune system. They also can use chemotherapy and
radiation. Radiation is high energy x rays that kill the
cancer cells. Chemotherapy is drugs killing cancer cells.
Citations
•Cancer. Net Editorial Board, ed. "Kidney Cancer."
Nov. 07. 6 Nov. 08
<http://www.cancer.net/patient/cancer+types/kidney+c
ancer>.
•"Kidney Cancer." National Cancer Institute. 6 Nov. 08
<http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/kidney>.
•"Kidney Cancer." 16 Nov. 07. 6 Nov. 08
<http:/www.cancer.net/patient/cancer+types/kidney+ca
ncer>.
Interesting Info:
In 2007, 54,390 men and women (33,130 men and 21,260
women) will be diagnosed with and 13,010 men and women will
die of cancer of the kidney.
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skin+cancer+%28non-melanoma%29>.
"Skin Cancer." U.S. National Institutes of Health. National
Cancer Institute. 7 Nov. 2008
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opics/types/skin>.
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This is a type of skin cancer that forms in
basal cells, which are small, round cells
forming the base of the outer skin.
It is mainly caused by exposure to
ultraviolet rays, or the sun.
This is mainly found around the neck and
head and rarely metastasizes.
Treatments include surgery, radiation
therapy, photodynamic therapy, and
chemotherapy.
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common
type of skin cancer.
Symptoms include open sores that bleed,
ooze, or crust, and remain open for
several weeks, a raised red patch that
may itch but rarely hurts, or a scar-like
white, yellow, or waxy area.
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cause for developing
leukemia, there are many
risk factors that can increase
the possibility. Smoking,
age, and family history are a
few. Also, if a child is born
with genetic factors that
cause them to have an
abnormal immune system,
they will most likely acquire
leukemia. A child will almost
always receive the same
leukemia as a twin of theirs
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By: Whitney Roberts
Treatments:
Three common treatments of cancer are surgery,
Chemotherapy, and Radiation.
•Surgical Removal: This is the oldest form of cancer
treatment. The doctor will try to remove as many
cancer cells as possible.
•Chemotherapy: This is the use of anti-cancer
medicines that are either taken as a pill or pumped
through an IV.
•Radiation: Most common form of cancer treatment.
High-energy waves, such as x-rays are used to shrink
tumors or even make them go away completely.
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leukemia even without
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symptoms
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•Consistent fever
•Fatigue
•Aching bones and
joints
•Swollen lymph nodes
•Paleness
•Bruising or bleeding
easily
•Difficulty breathing
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"Leukemia - Acute Lymphoblastic - ALL - Childhood.“ Cancer.Net. 27 Oct. 2008. American Society of
Clinical Oncology. 7 Nov. 2008 <http://www.cancer.net/patient/cancer+types/le
ukemia+-+acute+lymphoblastic+-+all+-+childhood>.
Patton, Donna, ed. "What Is Cancer?" Kids Health For Kids. Aug. 2005. The Nemours Foundation. 12
Nov. 2008 <http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/cancer/cancer.html>.
Curtis, Jeannette, and Caroline Rea. "Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)." WebMD. Ed. Kathleen M.
Ariss and Susan Van Houtan. 25 May 2007. Healthwise. 12 Nov. 2008
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Laryngeal Cancer
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Laryngeal cancer is cancer of the larynx.
The main parts of the larynx are shown on the right.
Alcohol and tobacco use greatly increase the risk of developing
laryngeal cancer.
Men, people over 55 years old, and African Americans are more likely
to develop laryngeal cancer.
The symptoms of laryngeal cancer are hoarseness or change in voice that
doesn’t go away within two weeks, an enlarged lymph node or a lump in
the neck, airway obstruction, difficulty breathing, noisy breathing,
persistent sore throat, or a felling that something is caught in your throat,
persistent difficulty in swallowing, ear pain, chronic bad breath, choking,
unexplained weight loss, and fatigue.
Common treatments for laryngeal cancer are surgery, which is often
used to treated it, HDR Brachytherapy, an internal form of radiotherapy
that helps to spare surrounding tissue and organs, Intensity Modulated
Radiation Therapy which allows for higher radiation doses than
traditional radiotherapy methods and spares more of the surrounding
tissue, and Fractionated-Dose Chemotherapy which exposes the cancer
cells to the chemotherapy for a longer period of time and reduces the
unpleasant side effects often experienced with larger doses.
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Who: Anyone is at risk of developing thyroid cancer, however people with
increased exposure to radiation have a greater chance at developing it. In fact,
some people don’t even show symptoms.
What: The thyroid is a small gland at the bottom of the throat that makes
hormones which control heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight.
Why: The cause of this cancer is the growth of abnormal cells, however the exact
cause is unknown.
How: Symptoms include swelling/pain in the neck, difficulty swallowing/breathing,
hoarseness, and a continued cough. In some cases the cancer can’t be found in a
physical exam and must be further examined by a scan.
DON’T WORRY! Thyroid cancer has a number of treatments that
are very successful. Radioactive iodine therapy, external radiation
therapy, and chemotherapy are great treatments for relieving the
symptoms and if you cancer keeps coming back then the doctors can
perform a surgery to remove cancerous cells.
Types of thyroid cancer:
•National Cancer Institute.“Thyroid Cancer”Nov.12,2008
<http://www.nci.nih.gov/cancertopics/types/Thyroid>
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-mastectomy
-hormone therapy
-biological therapy
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Cancer that forms in breast tissue.
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"Pink Ribbon." Pink Ribbon. 1 Nov. 2008. Wikipedia. 10 Nov. 2008 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pink_ribbon>.
Rhabdomyosarcarmas
This is a case a Rhabdomyosarcarmas occurring in the hand, but
this cancer can happen anywhere on the body.
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<http://http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/cancer/types_of_cancer.html>.
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Neuroblastoma
Ryan Weinand
Cancerous
cells
There are many symptoms associated with
Neuroblastoma. These include: a bump on the
child’s neck, chest, or pelvis, pain in the chest,
difficulty breathing, and persistent coughing,
fever and anemia may occur. Anemia is the loss
of red blood cells.
Symptom
Since cancer in children is so rare there are no
practiced treatments to get rid of Neuroblastoma,
so doctors use clinical trials. Clinical trials are the
most effective treatment against Neuroblastoma.
Clinical trials are experiments that match the most
effective treatment to the cancer that is causing the
problem so that the doctors can administer the
treatment and hopefully kill it.
Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors
Child CNS tumors form when cells in a part of the central nervous system lose control. They lose the ability to
know when they have reproduced enough, and the area that has lost control forms an extra mass of useless tissue.
The mass is a tumor. Causes of these tumors are unknown, but some things can increase the rare chance of
getting it. Some say that there aren’t many risk factors, and those factors are unknown. Other say that hereditary
diseases and disorders of the brain such as neurofibramatosis, li-fraumeni syndome, and turcot syndome are risk
factors. For a child with a CNS tumor, symptoms include losing balance and coordination, slowed speech,
nausea and vomiting, changes in behavior, weight gain or loss, and fatigue or decreased energy. Usually, CNS
tumors aren’t treated with chemotherapy or radiation because the child’s body can’t handle it, so generally
surgery is done to remove the tumor, and if needed then chemo or radiation therapy might be used.
Cited sources:
“Central Nervous System-Childhood.” Cancer.net. American Society of Clinical Oncology. 10 Nov. 2008.
<http://www.cancer.net/patient/cancer+types/central+nervous+system+childhood>.
“Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors Treatment.” Cancer.gov. National Cancer Institute. 10
Nov. 2008. <http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/childcnsembryonal#keypoint1>.
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By: David Ricci
A cancer of the central nervous system (CNS)
By:
Laurel Smith
Affects (found in):
Cause:
Cerebellum, Cerebrum, Diencephalon, Brainstem, and Spinal Cord
-Unknown
Symptoms:
(depends on the age of the child and the
size and location of the tumor)
-Weakness or change in feeling on one side of body
-Seizures
-Morning headaches that can go away after vomiting
-Nausea and/or vomiting
-Unusual sleepiness or change in energy levels
-Change in personality or behavior
Treatments:
(depends
on the age of the child and the size
and location of the tumor)
-Clinical trials
-removing tumor (surgery)
-radiation therapy
-chemotherapy
-stem cell transplant
-bone marrow transplant
Astrocytes!
They are the
green stuff.
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d/topic/39944/astrocyte>.
•Bladder cancer starts in the bladder, but can spread to other parts of
the body.
•Bladder cancer is more common in men; an estimate of about 51,230
men and 17,580 women will get it in a year.
•Some causes are smoking, age, gender, race, chemicals, chronic
bladder problems, personal history, and fluid intake.
•Symptoms include pain during urination, urinating too often, or feeling
like you need to urinate, but not being able to.
•A few treatments are surgery, bladder preservation or substitution,
radiation therapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and intravesical
therapy. Treatment depends on the size and location of the tumor, and
early cancer does not lead to removal of the bladder.
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“http://www.cancer.net/patient/Cancer+types/bladder+cancer”.
“Bladder Cancer-Causes”. May 25, 2007.
“http://www.webmd.com/cancer/bladder-cancer/bladder-cancer-cause”.
“Bladder Cancer-What Increases Your Risk” May 25, 2007.
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Katie McGowan
Smith, Michael W., ed. "Causes of Lung Cancer." Web MD. 1 Nov. 06. 7 Nov. 2008
<http://http://www.webmd.com/lung-cancer/guide/lung-cancer-causes>.
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Fun Facts!
One of THE most common cancers
Leading in cancer related Death
Lung Cancer
By: Molly Lee
Causes include- smoking (tobacco, cigar and cigarette)
passive smoking (second-hand smoke)
asbestos fibers-(construction of old homes)
Radon Gas- natural decay product of uranium, travels
up
through soil-odorless
Studies say that some kinds may be genetic
COPD- increases risk for non-smokers
Prior lung cancer
Air pollution
Wikipedia 2004
Treatments:Chemotherapy
Radiation Therapy
Biological Therapy
Hormone Therapy
Cyrosurgery
Or combonation
Wikipedia 2004
Symptoms- some have no symptoms
Others: New cough
Cough that won’t go away
Coughing blood
Some get chest pain
Shortness of breath
Wheezy or hoarse
Respiratory infections
Symptoms
Treatments
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♥Mastectomy: removal of entire breast
♥Radiation therapy: use of high-energy x-rays
to kill cancer cells
♥Chemotherapy: use of drugs to kill cancer
cells
Causes
♥Family history
♥Age- older then
more at risk
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forms in the cells of
someone’s breast & can
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♥Cases have increased
in the past 30 years,
but deaths have
decreased in the past
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women and rare in
men; doesn’t
affect children
Bibliography
♥Diet & lifestyle
choices- smoking,
high fat diets,
alcoholic, & not
enough exercise
increase risk
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<http://www.cancer.net/patient/cancer+types/breast+cancer>.
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<http://kidshealth.org/kid/grownup/conditions/breast_cancer.html>.
♥"General Information About Breast Cancer." National Cancer Institute. 22 Feb. 2008. 8
Nov. 2008 <http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/prevention/breast/patient/page2>.
Brooke Christensen
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Osteosarcoma
In most cases, there is no known cause and it affects twice as many guys as girls.
Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer. It begins in new cells and can develop in any bone,
destroying bone tissue and weakening bone and tissue as it progresses.
Doctors mainly use a biopsy (removal of cells or tissue for examination) to diagnose patients. However, they also
use an imaging test (X-ray, MRI or bonescan)
As it progresses, there are three stages it goes through. 1-Localized-tumor stays in bone of origin and tissue
(hasn’t spread) 2-Metastatic-spreads to other bones or lungs 3-Recurrent-It comes back during or after treatment
Some common symptoms are: pain in a bone or joint that gets worse, painless swelling or bump, a broken bone
that has no injury to explain it, and uncommon stiffness.
The most common form of treatment is chemotherapy (medication that kills cancer cells) but other options
include: surgery to remove tumors, limb-salvage surgery (bone that has cancer is removed and limb is saved
from amputation by placing a special metal rod in the gap), and some rare cases need amputation.
Side Effects- diarrhea, fatigue, hair loss, infection, mouth sores, nausea, skin problems, and bleeding
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Basic Information
• accounts for 20% of
childhood brain cancers
• can cause other types of
tumors to form in other
regions of the brain
• has ability to spread to
spinal cord and throughout
brain
• often occurs in children
10 or younger
•Can be difficult to treat
• 60-80% of people
diagnosed survive 
•More common in males
Symptoms
• headache, nausea,
and morning vomiting
which worsens with
time
• clumsiness and
problems with tasks like
writing could occur as
the tumor grows
• back pain, difficulty
walking, seeing,
hearing, or controlling
bodily functions can
occur if the tumor
spreads the spinal cord
or to other areas of the
brain
A type of brain cancer commonly found in kids
younger than 10 that forms near the base of the
skull.
Treatment
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9 Nov. 2008
• the tumor can be completely Hospital of Colombia and Cornell.
removed if it has not spread
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• low-dose radiation and chemor
to brain and spinal cord follow
surgery if the tumor could not be Rosenblum, MD, William I., and MG Hadfield, MD.
completely removed.
"Neuropathology For Medical Students."
VCU Department of Pathology. 15 May 2007.
• if the tumor spread, then the
patient is considered high risk
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• high risk patients are given
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high-dose radiation and chemo
are given
• some smaller tumors can be
treated by focusing a beam of
radiation on cancer cells and
leaves other parts of the brain
unaffected.
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Colon Cancer
Mary Charlotte Leicht
•Colon cancer is cancer that forms in the tissues of the colon. The colon is an
organ in your body and it is also the longest part of the large intestine.
•Causes of colon cancer include people’s environments and lifestyles. Also, the
things people eat including meat and dietary fats can influence your risk of
getting colorectal cancer (colorectal cancer is cancer that starts in the colon or
the rectum).
•Inherited genetic mutations can also increase your risk of getting colon cancer.
•Some more likely symptoms include stomach pain, constipation, diarrhea, and
swelling. Other symptoms include vomiting, tiredness or fatigue, and loss of
appetite.
•Surgery is a primary treatment used for colon cancer that had not yet spread. An
example of this is “no-touch isolation” (a surgical technique). It was developed as
a way to limit the spread of cancer through the blood stream during surgery.
Chemotherapy is available as well for treatment for colorectal cancer.
•For men and women, colorectal cancer is the third most-commonly diagnosed
cancer.
•Seventy-five percent of colorectal tumors are inherited genetic mutations.
•There were approximately 108, 070 new cases of colon cancer in 2008.
"Colon and Rectal Cancer." National Cancer Institute. 07 Nov.
2008 <http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/colon-andrectal>.
TAYLOR PRICE
Citations:
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"Leukemia." National Cancer Institute. 10 Nov. 2008 <http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/leukemia>.
Miller, Robert E., ed. "Types of Cancer Teens Get." Teens Health. June 2007. Nemours Foundation. 10 Nov. 2008 <http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/cancer/types_of_cancer.html>.
"Overview." Cancer.net. 19 June 2008. 10 Nov. 2008 <http://www.cancer.net/patient/cancer+types/leukemia+-+acute+myeloid+-+aml>.
Survival rate: 80-90%
•
•
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•
•
•
Also called nasopharyngeal carcinoma or NCP
•
3 subtypes:
–
Keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma,
–
nonkeratinizing squamous cell carcinoma, and
–
lymphoepithelioma and anaplastic variants
Several types of benign tumors: angiofibromas and
hemangiomas
Symptoms: (sometimes symptoms are invisible or for
something else)
–
lump in the neck
–
nasal stuffiness
–
hearing trouble
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ear pain or ringing
–
sore throat
–
breathing difficulties
•
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nose bleeds
–
facial pain or numbness
–
headaches
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mouth problems
–
visual problems
–
fatigue
–
weight loss
Causes:
–
This cancer is not caused by alcohol and tobacco like
other head and neck cancers
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Chinese Ancestry, Epstein-Barr virus exposure, and
other factors that result in the cancerous clusters
Other information:
–
Its cubiodal shape
–
Pharynx: medical term for throat
–
Lymph nodes are usually the first place cancer spreads
to
–
Nasopharyngeal cancer is one of the five main types of
cancer in the head neck region
Treatments:
–
Like all cancers, it is easy to cure if its caught early
–
Concomitant radiochemotherapy is the most used
treatment for nasopharyngeal
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The lymph nodes that were affected by this cancer are
surgically removed after the radiation or if the cancers
persists
–
External-beam radiation is used, but intensity
modulated radiation therapy is better because it kills
less healthy cells with less side effects
–
Before any head/ neck cancer treatment, you should go
to an oncologic dentist; this will help with teeth
problems before and after the treatment
–
chemotherapy is a drug that is delivered though the
mouth or injected in an area either in the muscle
around the tumor or in the tumor itself
Side effects of treatment:
–
redness or irritation of the skin
–
dry mouth
–
bone pain
–
nausea
–
fatigue
–
soreness
–
dental issues
–
problems swallowing
–
no appetite
–
hearing loss
–
buildup of earwax
–
vomiting
–
hair loss
–
weakened immune system
–
sores in the mouth
–
diarrhea
Works Cited
"Nasopharyngeal Cancer Treatment (PDQ®) - General Information About Nasopharyngeal Cancer." WebMD. 14 Dec. 2007. National Cancer Institute. 9 Nov. 2008
<http://www.webmd.com/cancer/tc/ncicdr0000062918-general-information-about-nasopharyngeal-cancer>.
"Overview." Nasopharyngeal Cancer. 13 June 2008. Cancer.Net. 7 Nov. 2008 <http://www.cancer.net/patient/cancer+types/nasopharyngeal+cancer>.
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"What is the nasopharynx?" 25 June 2007. Cancer Research UK. 9 Nov. 2008 <http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=17354>.
Stouder
Bile Duct Cancer By: Will Clay
The only cause know for bile duct cancer is that a tumor blocks the passage
from the bile ducts to the kidneys causing a back-up of bile.
Symptoms: Jaundice, itching, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, and
abdominal pains
Treatments: Some Treatments include surgery, interventional radiology, liver
transplants, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, new treatments are still being
found
Risk Factors: Age, Family History, Smoking, certain chemicals like Dioxins,
Nitrosamines, and Polychlorinated biphenyls
Many things are yet to be learned about Bile duct cancer, and Medical advances
today are gathering new knowledge everyday
Resources: http://pathology2.jhu.edu/gbbd/Symptoms.cfm. 07 Sept. 2001. / “Bile duct cancer.” Cancer.net. 16 Apr. 2008. 7
Nov. 2008. www.cancer.net/patient/cancer+types/Bile+duct+cancer / What is Bile Duct Cancer?" Detailed Guide: Bile Duct
Cancer. 17 Apr. 2006. 11 Nov. 2008
<http://www.cancer.org/docroot/cri/content/cri_2_4_1x_what_is_bile_duct_cancer_69.asp>.
Brain Stem Glioma
Causes:
Any radiation exposure
in early childhood
Can be present in genes.
Symptoms:
Vomiting
Blurred vision
Hard to chew/swallow
Clumsiness
Drooping of the face
Having trouble
opening/closing eyelids
Diagnosed by:
CAT scans, MRI’s
and Biopsies.
(Biopsies are last resort
When dealing with children)
Treatments:
IMRT. (shoots thin radiation
beams on tumor and
protects the healthy brain
tissue surrounding the