Period+8+Cancer+Project

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==I choose to research breast cancer because of my mom. When i was 7 or 8 my mom got breast cancer. Seein her go through all the treatmen was awful. The tought of growing up without a mother scarred me so much. I wanted to research breast cancer and see what it was like for her. She is fine now and has been cancer free for a while. I wanted to see what it was and see the treatments. She was so strong going through it. I also wanted to see what it was like because i know that me and my sister both have a chance of getting it.==

Topic Name: How Chemotherapy Effects Breast Cancer ===I chose to research how chemotherapy fights cancer. My grandma was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago and it was a really tough time for my family. she was always the one who was in charge of everything, and suddenly she couldn't be anymore. I was pretty scared because I had never known anyone with cancer before. I didn't know what to do, or what to expect.=== ===My grandma chose to go through the process of chemotherapy before having surgery, which I knew had drastic side effects. But I trusted her decision and I'm glad I did. The chemotherapy worked and now my grandma is healthy and back to the way she used to be, which I am so thankful for. I'm so happy that the benefirts outweighed the risks in my grandmas case. I am so happy that she is cancer free and hopefully will be for the rest of her life.===

Tony Giannini
Topic: Breast Cancer Personal Reason for choosing: There are quite a few reasons why I did breast cancer. the first reason is because breast cancer runs in both my mom and my dads part of the family. Both my grandma's had it and it is what caused one of my grandma's to die before I even got a chance to meet her. Another reason why I chose Breast Cancer is because one of my best friends mom's had breast cancer. Lucky, she has survived it and she is on good medication to help it. It really hit me when I was at our high school girls volleyball game and it was breast cancer awareness day and my best friends sister walked her mom down the court and both of them were crying. I looked to my left and my best friend was teary-eyed and that is when I really understood how much cancer could affect peoples lives.



Hi Period 8....This is where you will post your wiki for the Cancer Project!

Do not edit any other portion of the wiki other than your own! I am able to check recent changes...so any mistake that you make that hurts another students entry will result in loss of points on your own project. = Jenny Whitacre = Topic : Project Overview Personal Reason for choosing: The reason why I have chosen this project for our class to work on is because I have been greatly impacted by cancer in my life. I have lost my Grandfather to __pancreatic cancer__ and also have had close friends who have lost their mothers to breast cancer. My father-in-law is a cancer survivor and it is a miracle he is still alive...the only reason why he beat cancer ten years ago was because he had the best doctors & medicine to help him. I feel as though it is very important for us to become educated on cancer, how it spreads, and how it can be treated...maybe one day some of you will become doctors who are doing the very research you are studying today in high school! That is my hope....

Scientific Research Piece: My attachment is the project overview piece with the rubric and instructions in case you have lost them! Your attachment should be your research piece. To attach a file to the wiki space: Click the file icon. Click "upload file"...search for the file you would like to upload. Once it has uploaded to the __window__...double click on the file to attach it to the wiki.

After you have finished posting, please separate your entry from the ones that will be added below yours with a line or ** _

** FORMAT FOR POSTING ON THE WIKI PAGE & ALSO INFORMATION ON THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PIECE **


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Emily Cline
Topic: Lung Cancer Personal Reason for Choosing: When I was only six years old, my uncle died of lung cancer. Having smoked for several years, my uncle's lungs expanded and the elastic tissues became damaged due to deposits of tar. A few months later the tissues in his lungs became so stiff that they deteriorated and failed to complete their function, making it more challenging to exhale. It was only a couple days after that he passed. Because I was only six, it was hard for me to grasp his death and realize that he was never coming back. I hope my paper helps people realize the risks of smoking and the dangers it may bring!

Scientific Research Piece:

** Topic: __Lung Cancer__ **

** Personal Resonon for Choosing: **

** There is no personal reason for why I chose lung cancer. Although Cancer has greatly impacted my life. My grandmother from pancreatic cancer died when I was a five years **

** old. I loved my g **** randmother very much and we always spent time together when I was little. I was sad when she died because she died at a young age and would still be **

** alive today if it wasn't for cancer. **** The reason I chose lung cancer and not pancreatic cancer was because I **** thought lung cancer would have more information. __Learning__ **

** about lung cance was very interesting and im glad i chose it to be my topic. **

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Topic:  Throat Cancer Personal Reason For Choosing:
 * Meg Klein **
 * I chose throat cancer because my grandma had it. Her having throat cancer greatly affected her life and my family's lives. She had to get a surgery in which her vocal chords were scraped of all the cancerous cells, this makes it extremely difficult for her to talk, her voice sounds so much different now than it did before. It is like a constant whisper, and that has made it very hard for my whole family to understand her. I wanted to learn more about throat cancer to better understand why her voice is the way it is and other details about this type of cancer. I have also been affected by two other types of cancer, lung cancer and __prostate cancer__. Both of my grandpa's had one of these. Three out of my four grandparents have had cancer so I really hope someday they find a cure for all kinds of cancer. **


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= **Bryce Akridge** =

__ **Topic** __ : **Lung Cancer**
=** Personal Reason for Choosing: **= I don’t have a personal reason for selecting lung cancer, I don’t know anyone who has been affected by the disease but I do know someone who was diagnosed with cancer. That person is my mom; she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. When she told me I knew I would have to step up at home because she was going to be sick. No kid ever wants to go through their parent or family having cancer. I had to go though that life just as some kids in the United States do. She had to go thought chemotherapy and she always came home tired so I would always have everything clean and in order before she got home because I wanted her to come home and to relax. As everyone knows, a person with cancer loses their hair. My mother lost her hair and it looked different but I was not afraid to go out with her without hair. I didn’t view the hair as different mom she was the same mom I had all my life. I had to get used to it but when I did I just kept doing what I was doing and tried to help her out. Cancer affected my life and made me more of a responsible young man. God has blessed me with a mother that has beaten the fight against cancer because without her I would be nothing; I would not have the things I have now and the character I have built up today. I hope Scientists can find a cure soon, so many other people around the world can also say they beat the fight against cancer.

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Topic:Cancer Treating Drugs and How They Work Personal Reason for Choosing: I am interested in drugs that fight cancer and how they work. My dad works at Eli Lilly and Company. I wanted to know what drugs Lilly makes to fight cancer. Cancer is a terrible disease that impacts almost everyone in the world. Learning more about drugs that help fight cancer is a step toward lessening the impact. Scientific Reasearch Piece: = Hannah Guy = Topic: Melanoma Personal Reason: I chose to do melanoma because since i am a darker skin color, i wanted to see my risk at getting it because I love to go tanning and spend time in the sun but i never put on sun screen and i wanted to know how it could affect me. Also my grandpa had melanoma and I wanted to learn about the causes and the affects that it had on him and what could happen to me if I am not careful.
 * Will Fryrear**



Topic: Breast Cancer
Personal Reason: I chose to do this topic because in 6th grade my mom was diagnosed with Breast Cancer, it affected both my sister and I tremendously. I wanted to know how it could happen, the symptoms, and the treatments for the disease.





= Noah Speckman = Topic: Breast Cancer Personal Reason for Choosing: I chose breast cancer because my aunt was diagnosed with it five years ago. Her doctor did a biopsy and thought the tumor looked benign, but when the pathology results came in, we found out that it was malignant (cancerous). She had several surgeries, including a mastectomy and radiation treatments. She is currently going through reconstructive surgery and considers herself a cancer survivor. My family supported my aunt through the whole journey. Her postive attitude and determination inspired me to write about her story and do furture research on breast cancer.

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 * Tara McDowell **
 * Topic: ** Testicular Cancer
 * Personal Reason For Choosing: ** When I was in 4th grade, my uncle was diagnosed with Testicular cancer. It eventually spread to almost his entire body. They didn't know how long he would live though so my family spend as much time as we could with him and cherished every moment we had with him. He was having Chemotherapy treatments done and some Radiation treatments. About a year later, I came home from volleyball practice and my family was all in the living room crying and they had told me my uncle pasted. Ever since then my family has been supporting Testicular Cancer as much as we could.

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** Topic: ** Leukemia
====** Personal Reason for Choosing Leukemia: ** Just last month, My three year cousin, Maddie, was diagnosed with Leuekmia. Riley Hospital immediately got her started on chemotherapy and put her on steriods, which made her turn into a little marshmallow because steriods make yours body bigger. My family was immediately torn apart because two years ago on March 26, was the day my Uncle Danny passed away from Melanoma Skin Cancer. So, we knew the risks. But, since Maddie's mom is the head cheerleading coach at Ben Davis, all the cheerleaders decided to wear orange bows to show they supported our family (because the orange ribbon stands for Leukemia). and our family has been an orange ribbon ever since and she has been in our prayers every day! ====

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= TARAH WYLIE = ==== - I chose breast cancer as my topic because it greatly affects my life. My mother is affected by this disease and is fighting breast cancer today. I understand why this terrible disease affects almost all of us each day. She is going through chemo therepy and is going to have surgeries and the doctors think shes going to be fine. Cancer affects alote of people world wide and if you are lucky enough to not have been affected its good we did this project to let people see how powerfull cancer is. Hopefully we will find a cure sometime in the future! ====

**Belle Rogers**
Topic: Treatments for Cancer
 * Personal Reason for Choosing: **In 2007, my Aunt Tina died of breast and brain cancer. She had extremly long, dark and shiny hair. About half way through her illness, all of her hair fell out and I had come to the conclusion that the cancer had made it fall out and not the treatment. Towards the end she was so skinny and couldn't get out of bed. She had told my Mom that she was ready to die and was only scared for my Uncle who hadn't excepted it yet. She was only 49 and it left all of my family heart brocken, escpessially my Uncle. I'm oot sure if he's still even over it today. This topic answered alot of my questions that I had and hadn't wondered. I chose this topic to get answers.