For this unit, Prevention in our STEAM class Cure, we studied how diseases can be prevented and how to measure risk for certain illnesses based on genetics, lifestyle, diet, environment, exercise, and other factors. Something that I found particularly interesting was when we created our family trees. I learned a lot about my family and how my grandparent's and parent's health might affect mine. For this Action Project, we created a fictional character who has some similarities to our lifestyle and to our family's health. We then created a patient profile for them, suggesting treatments, medicines, and lifestyle changes that could help prevent an illness that runs in their family. For this project, I had some trouble creating the patient profile, simply because there are still so many unknowns about Breast Cancer. Although it is a very dangerous disease, it has fairly recently risen in the number of cases, so research has not run as long as some other serious illnesses. I overcame this by using resources that I know I can trust, like the American Cancer Society and the Susan G Komen Organization. I hope you can take some information from my research and apply it to your own life. Thank you for reading.
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| Susan G. Komen Organization. Vimeo, 2014. |
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