What is Cancer?

Cancer!• Uncontrolled cell growth.• Often results in a tumor which is a large mass of

cells. • Tumors cause the tissue it is located in to stop

functioning correctly. They can also impair the function of surrounding tissues.

• Cancer cells can be ‘benign’ or ‘metastatic”• Benign cancers are isolated to one area of the

body and curable.• Metastatic cancers spread throughout the body

and are difficult to cure.

Some stats

World wide statsCanadian stats

Skin Cancer –Melanoma

Lung Cancer

Unhealthy lungUnhealthy lunghealthy lung

Mouth Cancer

Doesn’t look like much! Remember some cancers spread!Do you want to see the next picture?