Cancer vs. DNA

• Cancer is a multifactorail genetic disease
• Also called a complex or polygenic genetic disease
• Cancer occurs when cell duplication is uncontrolled
• Many treatments are available but are very dangerous
• The goal is to kill or remove the cell from the body
• Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are some of the ways that cancer can be treated
• The treatments are very risky and sometimes the cancer is too far along that it can’t be altered or removed
• New studies suggest a link between genetic testing and cancer screenings.
• Based on errors in DNA replication, cancer may be recognized
• Problem found on multiple chromosomes making it more difficult to find a treatment