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Hi Period 6....this is where you are going to post your information 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 below yours with a or *



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


= Sami Stansberry =

Topic: Childhood Leukemia

Personal Reason for choosing: I have chosen this topic because I have always had an interest in leukemia and the causes of it. I think that the fact that most of the patients with leukemia are children is truly sad. The symptoms and treatments are so painful and stressful. I have also always heard about bone marrow transplants, so I thought that I could use this oppurtunity as a chance to research and gain more knowledge about childhood leukemia. After learning and researching, I have learned more and am glad I chose this topic. I also chose this topic on my hope to be a Pediatrician when I grow up. Like I stated before, most patients are children, so this research could help me in the long run. Also, in "My Sister's Keeper", the main character was undergoing treatment for leukemia. That movie is one of my favorites so I just thought chosing this topic made sense. Learning more about leukemia, or even any other cancer, is benefitial to anyone.

Scientific Resarch Piece:

= * = = Adam Neal =

Topic: Prostate Cancer

Personal Reason For Choosing: There are several reasons I have selected the topic of Prostate Cancer. Obviously one is the fact that my father and I are males. I wanted to know as much as possible about the disease so I could relay the information to my dad and other family members and friends. I have experienced my uncle undergoing treatment for Prostate Cancer and I have seen him undergo the physical and emotional suffering from being diagnosed with the disease. Not only does the patient suffer but the members of the family and friends are definitely affected. Through this report I have learned about the the causes of prostate cancer, people who are at higher risk such as men older than 60 and African American men. The PSA blood test can detect most prostate cancers before symptoms occur. Symptoms most often include slow urinary stream, blood in urine or semen or bone pain or tenderness in lower back. Prostate cancer is likely to impact the lives of a significant proportion of men who are alive today. The most important information I learned through this research is the fact that it is recommended that all males over the age of 40 be screenedwith the PSA blood test. This is a painless test and early detection can almost always provide a cure.