Informative Speech On Cancer

The name cancer is given to a group of diseases. Cancer can start anywhere in the body. What happens is some of the body’s cells begin to split without ending and start to spread to nearby tissues. The normal process of cell division and replacement is altered when cancer starts. When cells become abnormal, the old cells survive, and replacement cells are created even though they aren’t necessary. The unneeded cells can begin to divide without end and may end up resulting in tumors. The majority types of cancer will form what are known as solid tumors. These are masses of tissue. Malignant tumors are the ones that are cancerous. This means they can enter into tissue within close proximities. As the malignant tumors grow, they can sometimes break off and invade other parts of the body.

Instead, these can be surgically removed, and usually don’t grow back. Common causes of cancer are smoking/tobacco, diet and physical activity, radiation, infections/viruses, and genetics. The American Cancer Society discovered cancer on May 23, 1913. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, first used the term carcinos, which was used to describe non ulcer and ulcer forming cells. Half of men and one third of women will get cancer in their lifetime. However, today there is a cure for most cancers, which saves millions. Before people became so educated about how dangerous cancer truly is, it was very undertaken. The death rates for people with cancer soared. Luckily, the medical field today discovered that cancer will kill if it goes untreated.Society’s attitude towards cancer is much more understanding and aware of the long term effects that could