HPED 2507 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: National Cancer Institute, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer
8 Feb 2020
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The most common cancers (incidence) continue to be prostate cancer for men and breast cancer for women. Lung cancer remains the #1 killer for both men and women. National cancer institute of canada: canadian cancer statistics 2010. Cancer in canada - % of canadians who will develop cancer during their lifetimes. #1 leading cause of death in canada (leading causes of death 2006, statistics canada [released july 2010]) Group of conditions result from uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. 10 million cells in the body divide per minute. Cancer begins when something goes wrong and cells can no longer control growth. Steps in the development of cancer: initiation: start of cancer process; begins with the alteration of dna within cells, promotion: period in cancer development when the number of abnormal cells increases; usually - 10 to 30 years: progression: the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells; the body loses control over the abnormal cells and their numbers increase rapidly.
