https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv en-us 2017-12-15 00:42:57 UTC 2025-10-19 07:28:55 UTC hello@padlet.com ashleyl2898 https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216363496 Cancer is when cancer cells grow and multiply nonstop, Infecting other areas, spreading, and creating tumors. They spread from bowel, tumors, the bloodstream and entering body tissue, traveling in lymph glands, and more.

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]]> 2017-12-15 00:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216363496 ashleyl2898 https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216363844 White blood cells ingest or destroy microbes, harmful cells, and foreign particles to protect the body from sickness. They flow through the bloodstream to kill, bacteria, viruses, and harmful substances. 

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urmc.rochester.edu]]> 2017-12-15 00:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216363844 ashleyl2898 https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216364178 White blood cells maintain homeostasis in the human body by adjusting its environment to fight harmful bacterias and viruses in order to maintain a stable balance of health.

courses.lumenlearning.com]]> 2017-12-15 00:55:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216364178 ashleyl2898 https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216364747 Chemotherapy kills cells that split frequently, like cancer cells. This is also why cancer patients lose their hair since hair follicle cells multiply quickly.

cancerresearchuk.org]]> 2017-12-15 01:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216364747 ashleyl2898 https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216364916 Cancer patients can receive therapies such as radiation therapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and hormone therapy depending on the type of cancer. There is also stem cell transplant, precision medicine, and surgery.

cancer.gov]]> 2017-12-15 01:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216364916 ashleyl2898 https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216530980 It introduces genes into a cancer cell or surrounding tissue to cause cancer cell death or slowness in growth.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]]> 2017-12-15 16:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216530980 ashleyl2898 https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216533375 Cancer patients can receive emotional support, financial help, transportation assistance, housing/lodging, children's services, general info, home health care, and hospice services.

cancercare.org]]> 2017-12-15 16:10:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216533375 ashleyl2898 https://padlet.com/ashleyl2898/gg0x9x9tswlv/wish/216534525 A person can avoid or help fight off cancer by choosing a healthy life. You mainly want to maintain a healthy weight. Aside from quitting smoking and limiting alcohol, people can be active, which will help with weight control, your immune system, and hormone levels. In addition, choosing healthy foods such as limiting processed and red meat, eating at least 2 1/2 cups of fruits and veggies daily, and eating whole grain foods will keep you from being overweight, which will result in a lower risk of cancer.

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