1. Non Communicable
Diseases
CANCER
THE WORD CANCER ACTUALLY
REFERS TO MANY DISEASES, NOT
ONE. IN FACT, THERE ARE MORE
THAN 100 TYPES OF DISEASES
KNOWN COLLECTIVELY AS CANCER.

2. How many of you know someone whose life has
been affected by cancer?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is Cancer?
What types of Cancer are most common?
Who is more likely to get cancer?
What are the different types of Cancers?
What causes cancer?
How can you protect yourself from getting cancer?
What are some treatments for cancer?

3. What is Cancer?
Your body is made up of trillions of tiny cells. These cells
grow, divide, die, grow, divide, die, replacing each other
over and over. Cancer cells do not die off, they grow and
divide over and over until they create a tumor.
Cancer- The uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells.

4. Why is a tumor so bad?
Tumors can interfere with normal body processes, block
passage ways in the body, and take nutrients from
normal cells.
Not all tumors are cancerous. You can develop a tumor
that is non cancerous.
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This is called a Benign tumor (Non Cancerous)
A cancerous tumor is called a Malignant tumor.
A malignant tumor can spread to other tissues and
organs through the blood or lymph. This spread of cancer
to other body areas is called Metastasis.

5. What types of cancer are most common?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
This cancer is the most
common among women.
This cancer is the most
common and is less life
threatening than it’s close
“cousin”.
This cancer is the second
most common cancer.
This cancer begins in the
bone marrow and spreads
to the rest of the body.
This cancer is almost
always fatal.
A. Leukemia
B. Breast Cancer
C. Lung Cancer
D. Non-Melanoma Skin
Cancer
E. Pancreatic Cancer

6. What types of cancer are most common?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
This cancer is the most
common among women.
This cancer is the most
common and is less life
threatening than it’s close
“cousin”.
This cancer is the second
most common cancer.
This cancer begins in the
bone marrow and spreads
to the rest of the body.
This cancer is almost
always fatal.
A. Leukemia
B. Breast Cancer
C. Lung Cancer
D. Non-Melanoma Skin
Cancer
E. Pancreatic Cancer

7. What types of cancer are most common?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
This cancer is the most
common among women.
This cancer is the most
common and is less life
threatening than it’s close
“cousin”.
This cancer is the second
most common cancer.
This cancer begins in the
bone marrow and spreads
to the rest of the body.
This cancer is almost
always fatal.
A. Leukemia
B. Breast Cancer
C. Lung Cancer
D. Non-Melanoma Skin
Cancer
E. Pancreatic Cancer

8. What types of cancer are most common?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
This cancer is the most
common among women.
This cancer is the most
common and is less life
threatening than it’s close
“cousin”.
This cancer is the second
most common cancer.
This cancer begins in the
bone marrow and spreads
to the rest of the body.
This cancer is almost
always fatal.
A. Leukemia
B. Breast Cancer
C. Lung Cancer
D. Non-Melanoma Skin
Cancer
E. Pancreatic Cancer

9. What types of cancer are most common?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
This cancer is the most
common among women.
This cancer is the most
common and is less life
threatening than it’s close
“cousin”.
This cancer is the second
most common cancer.
This cancer begins in the
bone marrow and spreads
to the rest of the body.
This cancer is almost
always fatal.
A. Leukemia
B. Breast Cancer
C. Lung Cancer
D. Non-Melanoma Skin
Cancer
E. Pancreatic Cancer

10. What types of cancer are most common?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
This cancer is the most
common among women.
This cancer is the most
common and is less life
threatening than it’s close
“cousin”.
This cancer is the second
most common cancer.
This cancer begins in the
bone marrow and spreads
to the rest of the body.
This cancer is almost
always fatal.
A. Leukemia
B. Breast Cancer
C. Lung Cancer
D. Non-Melanoma Skin
Cancer
E. Pancreatic Cancer

11. What types of cancer are most common?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
This cancer is the most
common among women.
This cancer is the most
common and is less life
threatening than it’s close
“cousin”.
This cancer is the second
most common cancer.
This cancer begins in the
bone marrow and spreads
to the rest of the body.
This cancer is almost
always fatal.
A. Leukemia
B. Breast Cancer
C. Lung Cancer
D. Non-Melanoma Skin
Cancer
E. Pancreatic Cancer

12. Who is most likely to develop Cancer?

13. Prevention
Get Screenings
Attend the doctor regularly
Avoid alcohol, drugs, and tobacco
Eat fruits and vegetables
Exercise regularly

14. What are the different types of Cancers?
There are many types of cancers. They are classified
according to the tissue they affect.
Remember this!...
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Lymphomas- Immune System
Leukemias- Blood-Forming Organs
Carcinomas- Glands and Body Linings
• Skin, Digestive Tract, Lungs
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Sarcomas- Connective Tissue
• Bones, Ligaments, and Muscles

15. Treatments
Surgery- Remove Cancer
Chemotherapy- Interferes with the growth of cancer
cells but can kill normal cells in the process.
Radiation- Radiotherapy machines deliver powerful
X-rays or high-energy electrons to the part of a
person's body that's affected by cancer. Can cause
tumors shrink or disappear