| Factors that affect community health
Cancer Risks:
Cancer
is a disease that might result
from one or many factors,
including your genes, your
environment, your diet, or
from changes that happen
inside your body. In cancer,
certain cells in your body
start to grow and divide out
of control. Eventually, these
cells form clumps of
unhealthy, fast-growing cells
that interfere with your
body’s normal functions. In
this lesson, you will learn
more about cancer and examine
some of the possible causes of
this disease.
Lesson
1
Read
the article Toxicville
and answer the following
questions
(type questions & answers)
1.
What community/communities are being affected by cancer?
2.
Who is developing cancer?
3.
Explain the alleged causes of cancer according to the article
4.
How have communities reacted to the high incidence of cancer?
5.
How have local government and health agencies responded?
6.
What conclusions can you draw from the article about the relationship
between cancer and the
environment?
7.
What other types of information might you need to convince you that
these cancers are due to
chemicals and pollutants in
the environment?
8. Read and summarize an Additional story: [Another
Tom's River Story] * [A
Call to Civil Action - Woborn]
* [Schools
and Pesticides]
[Symptoms
of Pesticide Poisoning
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