Informative Speech On Cancer Research Paper

Cancer can be very overwhelming and scary for the patient especially when they don’t have the emotional support that they need. This is why the American Cancer Society created a program that people can become patient support volunteers, who lend a helping hand and sometimes a shoulder to cry on. Cancer has a great effect on the patient meaning we need to do the best to let them know that we are here for them and will do anything that is needed for them. Some people don’t understand fully what is cancer and how it is formed which is very common especially for patients who recently found out they’ve been diagnosed with cancer. Cancer isn’t contagious but, cancer is a genetic disease that is caused by changes in our genes that control the way our cells function, how they grow and divide. “Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells.” (National Cancer Institute) stating that you don’t know if when and where cancer cells are going to form in your body. Just the fact that there are “more than 100 types of different cancer” (National Cancer Institute) that is able to produce in your body is terrifying. With this amount of different type of cancer, they’re not all formed into tumors just like Leukemia. As for the cancers that do form tumors can actually use your immune system to their ability by “keeping your immune system from killing cancer cells.” (National Cancer Institute).

Their mission is to ”save lives, celebrate lives, and lead the fight for a world without cancer.” (The American Cancer Society). Other than research The American Cancer Society helps inform, encourages and prevention of cancer, such as quitting smoking and also recommending cancer screenings. They also provide information about cancer and emotional support for recently diagnosed cancer patients and