Table of Contents A Disease Made from Our Own Bodies 4 Treating Cancer Is Challenging New Biopsies Are Better at Spotting Cancer 8 Tests Look for Cancer in the Blood 10 Ultrasounds May Aid Early Detection 12 Dogs and Devices Sniff Out Cancer 14 Therapy Targets cancer at the Molecular level 16 18 Gene Therapy Gets to Cancer s Roots and Treatment Chokes off Tumor blood vessels 20 Immunotherapy Helps the Body Fight Back 22 Lasers Zap Away Cancer 24 Human made Viruses Attack Cancer 26 Fact Sheet 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 About the Author 32
A Disease Made from Our Own Bodies The body is made up of trillions of age A person s genes hold all the cells Cells are the building blocks information about how a body should of our bodies They have many jobs work Cancer occurs when some from helping us think to tasting food part of the genetic code is altered The body must constantly make Harmful forces such as too much new blood bone and brain cells UV light or pesticides can damage However sometimes things go wrong genes Accidents in copying genes when new cells are made and cancer during normal cell growth can also starts to grow cause cancer Cancer can occur in Cancer is a genetic problem that can affect any person at any Cells are the smallest units of life found in all living
The UV lights in tanning beds can lead to skin problems such as skin cancer many other ways Scientists do not know them all yet It is difficult to stop cancer once it appears The many causes of cancer have made it difficult to treat it in some cases Egyptians as far back 1 7 million as 3000 BCE recorded cancer as a disease with no treatment Now doctors and scientists are working hard for a cure From early detection Estimated new cases of cancer in the United States in 2016 to groundbreaking treatments modern science is getting closer than ever to beating this terrible disease THINK ABOUT IT Cancer develops in cells in the body It develops because of harmful forces or genetic problems Cancer has been recognized for centuries but there is still no cure Scientists are getting closer to finding a cure for cancer Cancer has been around for a long time Why do you think it is taking so long to find a
