Pathfinder for Bioethical Dilemmas

WJHS Pathfinder for Biology

Carcinogen Bound in DNA Double Helix

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CANCER REPORTS

Assignment

Topics

Searching the Shelves

Learning Research
Hub

Internet Sites

Assignment

Each student will be assigned a type of cancer to research. A three minute oral will be required of each student. Each presentation must be accompanied by a visual (e.g. poster, transparency). In addition, a three page paper will be turned in on the day of the oral report. The report must have three references and a complete bibliography. One of the references must be less than a year old. Since there are so many articles on cancer in newspapers, magazines, and journals, students should use the most current information. Do not download information directly off the Internet. Material presented must be in the student's own words.

Include the following information in your cancer report:

1. Definition of Type

2. Diagnosis of Cancer

3. Causes of Cancer

ocogenes

carcinogens

viruses

radiation

4. Distribution of Assigned Cancer

age

sex

geographically

ethnically

5. Treatment

surgery

chemotherapy

radiation

immune system therapy

6. Prevention

diet

lifestyles

environmental controls

Topics

ovarian	prostate	breast
lung	colon and rectal	brain
bone	leukemia	cervical
kidney	uterine	bladder
esophagus	pancreas	liver
malignant melanoma	mouth (pharynx)	larynx
stomach	testicular	thyroid
lymphoma	Karposi	eye (retinoblastoma)
Hodgkin's Disease	neuronendocrine (pituitary, adrenal)	squamous cell carcinoma
basal cell carcinoma	heart	small intestine (duodenum, jejenum, ileum)
nose

Searching the Shelves

All computers in the library can access the Media Center's Electronic Card Catalog. It is located

on the Global Access Menu under Media Center Programs. The Catalog identifies all the holdings

(books, etc.) of the WJHS Media Center. It is also possible to search for materials on the

MCPS Library Catalog Online. Be sure to set the limits of your search to Walter Johnson HS only.

If you wish to expand your research use this link to Other Libraries. This link provides direct
connections to the Montgomery County Public Library system, as well as libraries at NIH,
University of Maryland, the Library of Congress and others.

Learning Research Hub

Walter Johnson’s Learning Research Hub provides access to a catalog of all books and materials

located in the Media Center, and to a wide variety of general and subject-based online reference

materials. The links below provide useful research tools for this project.

General Resources
Encyclopedia, Almanacs, Dictionaries, Atlases

Science Resources*

News & Magazine Resources

* When using GaleNet select: DISCovering Science

AccessScience
See Media Specialist for passwords

Internet Sites

Use the following Internet Sites for information on this project. If you discover other useful

Internet sites complete the Internet Checklist (copies available in Media Center) to authenticate

the site.

OncoLink

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's World Wide Web Site
(a resource for cancer information)

Cancer Links

Advanced Research
This is a Community-oriented World Wide Web outreach project that enables easy access to the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Cancer databases.

The American Institute for Cancer Research
This is the nation's leading charity in the field of diet, nutrition and cancer prevention. The cancer prevention information you'll find here can help you begin now to reduce cancer risk for you and your family.

AICR Hot Links Resources on Cancer and Nutrition

National Cancer Institute

The Cancer Information Service
This is a national information and education network. It is a free public service of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Nation's primary agency for cancer research.

American Cancer Association

Cancer Resource Center

Cancer Information & Support International

Ask NOAH - New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
This is a comprehensive consumer health information site.

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