Title Page
1. What is Cancer?
2. Different Kinds of Cancer
3. Naming Cancers
4. Loss of Normal Growth Control
5. Example of Normal Growth
6. The Beginning of Cancerous Growth
7. Tumors (Neoplasms)
8. Invasion and Metastasis
9. Malignant versus Benign Tumors
10. Why Cancer is Potentially Dangerous
11. Cancer Detection and Diagnosis
12. Early Cancer May Not Have Any Symptoms
13. Cervical Cancer Screening
14. Breast Cancer Screening
15. Prostate and Ovarian Cancer Screening
16. Colon Cancer Screening
17. Biopsy
18. Microscopic Appearance of Cancer Cells
19. Hyperplasia
20. Dysplasia
21. Carcinoma in Situ
22. Tumor Grading
23. Tumor Staging
24. What Causes Cancer?
25. Population-Based Studies
26. Heredity? Behaviors? Other Factors?
27. Tobacco Use and Cancer
28. Low-Strength Radiation
29. High-Strength Radiation
30. Lag Time
31. Viruses
32. Examples of Human Cancer Viruses
33. AIDS and Kaposi's Sarcoma
34. Bacteria and Stomach Cancer
35. Heredity and Cancer
36. Heredity Can Affect Many Types of Cancer
37. Genetic Testing
38. Cancer Risk and Aging
39. Genes and Cancer
40. DNA Structure
41. DNA Mutation
42. Oncogenes
43. Proto-Oncogenes and Normal Cell Growth
44. Oncogenes are Mutant Forms of Proto-Oncogenes
45. Tumor Suppressor Genes
46. Tumor Suppressor Genes Act Like a Brake Pedal
47. p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein Triggers Cell Suicide
48. DNA Repair Genes
49. Cancer Tends to Involve Multiple Mutations
50. Mutations and Cancer
51. Cancer Tends to Corrupt Surrounding Environment
52. Cancer Prevention
53. Avoid Tobacco
54. Protect Yourself From Excessive Sunlight
55. Limit Alcohol and Tobacco
56. Diet: Limit Fats and Calories
57. Diet: Consume Fruits and Vegetables
58. Avoid Cancer Viruses
59. Avoid Carcinogens at Work
60. Industrial Pollution
61. Is There a Cancer "Epidemic"?
