Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Tumor Suppressor Gene, Post-Translational Modification, P53

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More people die each year of cancer than all the americans who died in wwii. 42 years ago president nixon declared war on cancer. Overall death rates haven"t really changed since nixon. Some cancers might have been worked on, but overall there is no real change. In canada, women die 20% of the time with cancer, and 25% for men. 45% of us are going to come in contact with cancer. Four most common types of cancer in canada. Likely factors contributing to cancer incidence in canada. Lungs and colon are continuous with the outside world so cancer might be promoted (avoid the word caused) by the environment. Since prostate and breast cancer are so common, we may assume that development of secondary sex characteristics which are under the control of hormones might promote cancer. Twin studies show the following heritability (high means it is probably genetic).

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