Pre-Ap Biology Cancer Project
By Hunter Sutton
Cancer: Introduction
Cancer: What it is
Kidney Cancer: What it is
Kidney Cancer: What causes it
Kidney Cancer: Symptoms
Kidney Cancer: Treatments
Kidney Cancer: 5-Year Survival Rate
Stage 2 - 74%
Stage 3 - 53%
Stage 4 - 8%
8 Essential Questions & Answers
1) How many cells do we have in our body? 100,000 billion
2) What is a stem cell? How does a liver cell differ from a stomach cell? A stem cell is an undifferentiated cell of a multi cellular organism. Liver and stomach cells differ from their functions.
3) What is a cell’s main purpose in life? Carry out cell functions, reproduce, that's it
4) How does cancer get started? (carcinogenesis?) Mutations in the cell reproduction process
5) What is a mistake in a cell’s genetic information called? A mutation
6) How does a cell usually deal with these mistakes? Cells fix them by having DNA-repair enzymes fix the mistake.
7) What is apoptosis? The death of cells that occurs as a normal and controlled part of an organism's growth or development.
8) What is the key to preventing and treating cancer? Cancer treatments
C:1,2,3, and a-d questions
1) A Nice Looking Title: Check
2) An Introduction to what cancer is in general: Check
3) An Introduction to the type of cancer you are researching: Check
a) What part of the body does it affect? Check
b) What specific things/exposures can lead to this type of cancer? Check
c) What are the symptoms, how do you know you have it? What are the effects? Check and double Check
d) What are the treatments, what is the survival rate for people with this type of cancer? Check