March 8th, 2016

Agenda:

• Unit 3 Meets/Exceeds Prep

Meets Link:
Question 1: Cancer Stages using the TNM system.
Great description of cancer stages:http://www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/diagnosing-cancer/stages-cancer

Cancer.gov:  http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/diagnosis-staging/staging/staging-fact-sheet

Cancer.org:  http://www.cancer.org/treatment/understandingyourdiagnosis/staging 

Cancer Stages:
http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/articles/health_tools/colorectal_cancer_slideshow/winslow_rm_illustration_of_colorectal_cancer_stages.jpg

Question 2: Normal cells versus cancer cells 
HHMI:  http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/p53-gene-and-cancer

Cancerquest:  http://www.cancerquest.org/images/FLV/fullDocumentary
  
APJC Institute: https://www.apjohncancerinstitute.org/frequently-asked-questions/healthy-cells-vc-cancer-cells 




Here is the picture to draw: https://visualsonline.cancer.gov/retrieve.cfm?imageid=2512&dpi=300&fileformat=jpg

Question 3: When cells lose control

• Microarray great link: http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs
• Please look at the your packet 'when cells lose control'
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 Question 4: 

Chemotherapy: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/information-and-support/treating/chemotherapy/chemotherapy-explained 

Radiation Therapy 

http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/types/radiation-therapy/radiation-fact-sheet

Hormone Therapy:  http://www.cancercenter.com/treatments/hormone-therapy/

Proton Therapy:

http://www.proton-therapy.org/howit.htm

Exceeds Links:

Question 5 and 6. UV & Skin Cancer http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancercauses/sunanduvexposure/sun-and-uv-exposure-landing-page

http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/uva-and-uvb:

http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/uva-and-uvb/shining-light-on-ultraviolet-radiation

Question 7: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-uPIvmZGNt-dHlZaUhGclo2bUE/view?usp=sharing

Question 8: 
Please look at your lab packet activity: 3.2.1- Am I at Risk?