Informative Speech On Skin Cancer

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Being diagnosed with cancer can be one of the most horrifying experiences a person can go through. It can change someone’s personality entirely, like Walter White in the hot show, Breaking Bad. With some forms of cancer its almost certainly a death sentence. For those who try and combat it to cure themselves, victory is not always certain, and some people die while going through their treatment. The lucky ones, after a hard fought battle, get to live on, but not without the looming threat that the cancer might come back. We’ve all probably seen people we know get diagnosed with cancer. A few people in my family have contracted various forms. My uncle Mike chews tobacco, and his habit has caused him to develop a type of skin cancer that had …show more content…

It was heart breaking to see someone spend their final days going through that kind of pain. I have a fiancée, Brittany, whose family on her mother’s side has a certain genetic makeup which makes them prone to a certain type of breast cancer. Her mother is currently fighting it right now, already going through surgery and extensive medical tests and treatments. With something so impactful on my life, that’s why I decided to talk about cancer, specifically, the deadliest cancer of all, responsible for more deaths than any other type of cancer, it is lung cancer. “The number one killer amongst cancers is the cancer of the lungs and bronchioles in the body. This cancer has taken the lives of over 800,000 individuals, and is likely to be the cause of approximately 150,000 more lives lost this year. Lung and bronchial cancer is the most common due to the cancer causing objects being sold in nearly every retail outlet in the country. Tobacco products are the cause for it, and despite having a warning on the package that this cancer is a result people still take to the products in record numbers” …show more content…

Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that once upon a time was used in the making of building insulation. The product became banned when it was researched that the asbestos fibers were carcinogens when inhaled into the body. Although there are some building that still house this type of insulation it is not harmful as long as it is not exposed into the air. Sealing carefully over the insulation containing asbestos fiber will provide protection to those who still live or work under the use of this item.

People who have already had lung cancer or any type of respiratory problem but have recovered from the disease or no longer have complications are at greater risk of obtaining the disease again than someone who has not had the disease. Such respiratory complications are tuberculosis and chronic obstructive, pulmonary disease. Keeping up with your doctor and self-monitoring to catch early signs of a return of the disease are highly

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