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monoke9
 
Reply Sun 7 Mar, 2004 05:58 pm
Im sorry if I put this in the wrong area but this one seems closest!

I'm trying to get a little reach for a report at school and I was wandering if anyone can help!

Im doing my report on Cancer and how it grows.
So anyone with any info or a site that might have it would help!

I know that there are alot of different cancers but they must have some things the same!

monoke9
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caprice
 
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Reply Sun 7 Mar, 2004 06:10 pm
This is a good place to start.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/cancer/grows.html#
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patiodog
 
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Reply Sun 7 Mar, 2004 06:15 pm
Some links that might be helpful, particularly for numbers, if you need them:
http://cis.nci.nih.gov/asp/FactSheetPub/FactSheetList.asp

Some online medical dictionaries that I find useful:
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/
http://medical-dictionary.com/
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/hp.asp

90% of understanding this stuff is just deciphering the language.
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caprice
 
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Reply Sun 7 Mar, 2004 06:19 pm
I would also encourage you explore your school's library. Librarians should be able to help you, that's what they are there for! Smile
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monoke9
 
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Reply Sun 7 Mar, 2004 10:34 pm
I have looked in my school for info but my school dosn't have the info Im looking for!

On another note can anyone get me in contact with a scientest that is doing research on cancer and its treatment?
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patiodog
 
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Reply Sun 7 Mar, 2004 10:46 pm
You might find some stuff here:
http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/

A hint on using Google for this sort of thing (I hope you're using Google): if you're looking for government information, you can target your search by including site:.gov in your search string. If you're looking for academic sites, include site:.edu in the string. These will get you straight to good information.

If you're looking for individual folks, you might be able to find some names if you follow links from the U-Penn oncology site. Having worked with and for academics, I can tell you that most of them are very busy and generally aren't very helpful even when they're not.

Really, though, this is a great opportunity to sharpen your web-searching skills. Just remember to always cite your sources, and make sure it's something reliable. Being a .edu or .gov site is a good indicator; .org sometimes is, though a lot of nonprofit advocacy groups whose objectivity is highly questionable turn up there, too.

Your question so far is a very broad one, and oncology is a very broad and technical field -- maybe it would be easier to offer pointers if you told us what exactly your assignment is, and what your grade level is.
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caprice
 
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Reply Mon 8 Mar, 2004 12:15 am
Is there a university/college in your area? You could try the library there.

As far as a research scientist goes...two things. One, they are very busy and I'm not certain they would offer their time to you. Two, they would likely speak above your level of understanding. It's just the nature of the beast. They speak in their jargon all the time and even when they simplify their language, it's still above what the average person would understand.
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caprice
 
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Reply Mon 8 Mar, 2004 12:16 am
patiodog is right. It would help if you could provide specifics. You must have the assignment outline from your teacher for instance>
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monoke9
 
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Reply Tue 9 Mar, 2004 10:59 pm
The Report is on just Cancer. But I'm looking for two things manly....
1. How it grows and speads?
2. What and how do the curse/remades work?
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ossobuco
 
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Reply Tue 9 Mar, 2004 11:09 pm
curse/remades?

I think you mean cures and remedies. This is a large subject, years of research by many people have been spent on efforts to deter cancer.

I suggest reading the link that patiodog gave in the post above yours.
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caprice
 
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Reply Wed 10 Mar, 2004 01:16 am
monoke9 wrote:
The Report is on just Cancer. But I'm looking for two things manly....
1. How it grows and speads?
2. What and how do the curse/remades work?


"just cancer" is so broad a topic. There are some general definitions but nothing in depth that will cover all cancers really.

The web site I gave you gives a good overview to answer #1.
There are no cures for cancer. What is used are methods that are, essentially, deadly and/or toxic to cancerous cells. However, they also have the same impact on healthy cells too. Surgery might be considered a "cure" of sorts, if the cancerous tissue is entirely excised from the body. However, there is never a 100% certainty that this is done as one single cancer cell left behind could potentially develop into a tumor years later. And each cancer is treated differently as the methods out there work better for different forms of cancer.

There are a lot of different research studies being done in the pursuit of a cure and/or better treatment. One study focuses on "starving" tumor cells by preventing vessel growth. Since tumors require the same nutrients as any other tissue of the body, without blood vessels to get it to them, tumor cells eventually die off and the tumor shrinks. There are so many studies and so many approaches. Some that are in use work better for certain types of cancers than others.

I would still suggest going to a library. Surely if this is a subject you are doing as a project in school your library would have information about it. If not the school library, your local library. Books are really the best resource for you.

More for your understanding than anything, I've found a couple of other web sites for you:

http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/CA/00003.html
http://www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc_wyntk.aspx?viewid=1a5e47ea-8cdd-4efb-b05c-2988190a8b43#2
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=000C24C1-2210-1EDD-8E1C809EC588EF21
http://www.cancerquest.org/
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unluckystar
 
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Reply Fri 12 Mar, 2004 11:05 pm
i agree with caprice...what kind?

if you wanted someone who would know about cancer, maybe go to your local doctor's office and ask if they know anyone who could give you some info/where to find it.

my mom has had cancer, i will ask her what it is like and how it spreads, i THINK she will know (she had thyroid cancer and now she has to take pills everyday to make up for the stuff her thyroid did...whatever that is!! Laughing)
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monoke9
 
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Reply Sat 13 Mar, 2004 11:24 pm
Ok, thanks to all that helped in getting me this info I have what I need.

But on another note my freind has seen how fast you helped me and would like some help to..

He is doing his report on "Human Sperm". So can you help him like you helped me?
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caprice
 
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Reply Sun 14 Mar, 2004 12:48 am
What about human sperm? For help, how EXACTLY does the assignment read?
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monoke9
 
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Reply Tue 16 Mar, 2004 07:23 pm
Well I don't know exactly what his says but I think it is on:
1. How the sperm finds the egg
2 and how it ,well, "mixes" with the egg

but it is his not mine.

The main report which all of us get says
Write a 2 page report on the subject the teacher gives you.

for now that is all I know about his report he just wanted a little help like I got.
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unluckystar
 
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Reply Tue 16 Mar, 2004 07:30 pm
come on!! he can look that up easily on google
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monoke9
 
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Reply Tue 16 Mar, 2004 09:28 pm
Ya... but so could have I
I did it becase I could only get one or two sites and
I hoped that others had better websites that I could not find.

So I will tell him to check googles but cant you still help him and get him some good sites?
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caprice
 
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Reply Wed 17 Mar, 2004 01:44 am
If your friend was so gung ho for help, he should at least provide you with the topic description. You two have no idea how broad your topics are with the few little details you have given.

What I'd like to know is, how are you referencing your information?

http://www.chs.k12.nf.ca/science/b3201/WebCT-Copy/units/unit2-11.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/human-reproduction6.htm
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unluckystar
 
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Reply Wed 24 Mar, 2004 07:00 pm
hmmmmm........
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