Topic: Health and Disease
Essential Question: Which serious disease most deserves research funding for treatment?
Claim: Cancer is the disease that deserves research funding because it can be found in many forms and is still considerably misunderstood by scientists.
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| Different types of cancer treatments |
Reason: Cancer treatments need to constantly change/adapt as new forms are created. There are different types of cancer treatments because there are different types of cancer. Surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy are the most common types of cancer treatment. Surgery is often the first option of treatment if the tumor can be taken out of the body. Radiation therapy uses high energy rays to kill cancer cells or shrink the tumor. Chemotherapy is used to kill the cancer cells. Cancer treatments are different depending on how bad the cancer is or different type of cancer.
