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Every year, about a million Americans are diagnosed with cancer. This means that about 75 million Americans now living will eventually have cancer, and one in five will die of the disease. There are many kinds of cancers and many causes of the disease. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent each year in the search for effective treatments for cancer, yet far less money is spent on preventing cancer.
1. Why might it be true that we spend more money on treatment than on prevention? Should we devote more of our resources to treating cancer or to preventing it? Defend your choice.
2. Pick one type of cancer and describe the following: the causes of this type of cancer, what gene or genes is/are mutated/deregulated to cause this cancer, and at least one prevention method (lifestyle or habit changes, increased awareness, etc.) that can be used to reduce the risk of developing your chosen cancer. When possible, include information on proto-oncogenes/oncogenes, familial vs spontaneous occurrence, and observed chromosomal abnormalities.
3. Take one of the references you utilized in formulating your answer to part 2 of this conference and discuss whether you felt it was a scientifically accurate source of information. Why or why not? What are some of the criteria you use in determining the scientific validity of a source?