BI 214 Week 6 Assignment 2

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Cancer Risk Factors and Prevention

PartI. General Risk Factor Checklist

You can directly influence some risk factors, such as diet and exposure to cigarette smoke, while others are beyond your control. The following statements relate to factors that can put you at increased risk for cancer. To identify your risk factors, check any statements that are true for you.

I have a family history of cancer. (Check any of the following family members who have had cancer; list the type(s) and the age of the individual at diagnosis.)

____ Mother

____ Father

____ Sister

____ Brother

____ Paternal grandfather

____ Paternal grandmother

____ Maternal grandfather

____ Maternal grandmother

____ I use tobacco (any form).

____ I am constantly exposed to tobacco smoke at work or at home.

____ I live in a heavily polluted urban area.

____ I have frequently gotten blistering, peeling sunburns.

____ I am frequently exposed to sunlight and get a tan whenever possible.

____ I go to tanning salons or use a tanning lamp

____ I have fair skin.

____ I have many moles.

____ I rarely use sunscreens.

____ I am overweight or obese.

____ I am sedentary.

____ I eat a diet that is rich in red meat and high in fat overall.

____ I eat a diet that is low in fiber overall.

____ I consume fewer than five servings of fruits and vegetables per day.

____ I drink more than one (women) or two (men) alcoholic beverage(s) per day.

For Women Only (Check statements that are true for you; ignore those that are not applicable.)

____ I had early onset of menstruation.

____ My first pregnancy occurred after age 30.

____ I have HPV infection.

____ I have genital herpes.

Part II. Assessing Your Risk for Specific Types of Cancer

Read the risk factors listed along the top of the chart. For any factor that applies to you, put a check in every unshaded box in its column. For the family history column, note any family member who has had the type of cancer listed at the left--record his or her relationship to you (uncle, brother, etc.) and age at diagnosis.

Risk Factors
Type of cancer	Smoking	Use of spit tobacco	Diet high in fat	Diet rich in meat	Diet low in fruits & vegetables	Little or no exercise	Obesity	Regular use of alcohol	Family history
Lung
Colon& rectum
Breast
Prostate
Stomach
Esophagus
Kidney
Oral cavity
Endometrium
Larynx

To determine your risk for a particular type of cancer, examine the number of corresponding risk factors you've checked. Strong family history may also increase your risk--the more relatives who have had a particular type of cancer, the closer their relationship to you, and the younger their age at diagnosis, the greater your risk. Prepare a 500 word discussion of the lifestyle behaviors that you can change to lower your risk of cancer. Bring into the discussion anything that you have learned about any possible family history.

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Commonly Abused Drugs

This activity requires you to examine the different kinds of drugs that are often used. Familiarize yourself with the different types of psychoactive drugs by filling in the blanks below according to the following:

Major drugs:            You should list a MINIMUM of 2
Routes of intake:      Typical means of administering
Effects:                      This should probably be the longest section.
Special problems:     These might include memory loss, sleep disturbances, nausea, headache, addiction, hyperthermia, chills and muscle cramping.

Opioids

Major drugs: __________________________________________________________________________________

Routes of intake: _______________________________________________________________________________