Cancer Assignment You and your lab group will research one of the types of cancer listed below and give a PowerPoint presentation to the class based on your findings. Use the key areas as a guide for the type of information I will be looking for in your group presentation. Only one lab group may report on any one cancer so selection of topics is on a first-come basis. Presentations will take place in class on Monday, March 30 and are to be approximately 10 minutes in length with comments/questions to follow. Originality and creativity will be rewarded. The only written material that your lab group will need to turn in is a typed bibliography/works cited. Please keep in mind that this assignment is worth fifty points. Chose a cancer and sign up 1. Colon Cancer 2. Breast Cancer 3. Prostate Cancer 4. Lung Cancer 5. Melanoma 6. Ovarian Cancer 7 . Bladder Cancer 8. Thyroid Cancer 9. Pancreatic Cancer **If there is another type of cancer you are interested in researching and writing about that is not listed, please let me know.**

10. Cervical Cancer With the above cancer topics, here are some key areas to address. You are by no means limited to these areas:

Statistics/Incidence Risk Factors Screening/Testing Methods Diagnosis Treatment Side Effects/Complications of Treatment New Discoveries Prevention

PowerPoint Presentation Rubric Category Introduction 4 Fully captures the attention of the audience. Topic has a clear focus. Presents findings and conclusions in an organized manner. Covers topic completely and in depth. All content throughout presentation is accurate. There are no factual errors. Presentation includes 10 slides. Information on slides is kept short and group can expand on facts during presentation. 3 Captures the attention of the audience. Topic is mostly focused. Presents findings and conclusions with some degree of organization. Includes essential information. Most of the content is accurate but there is one piece of information that might be inaccurate. 2 Few audience members seem interested. Topic focus is vague. Information and graphics are placed haphazardly on the page. Includes some essential information. The content is generally accurate, but one piece of information is clearly flawed or inaccurate. Presentation includes 6 - 7 slides. Information on slides contains many sentences and group has difficulty expanding facts. 1 Audience is not captured. No topic focus.

Organization

The presentation is disorganized.

Content Accuracy

Includes little essential information. Content is typically confusing or contains more than one factual error.

Presentation

Presentation includes 8 - 9 slides. Information on slides contains many sentences and group has some difficulty expanding facts.

Presentation includes less than 6 slides. Information on slides contains many sentences and group cannot expand on facts.

Visuals

All graphics are attractive and support the topic of the presentation. Font formats have been carefully planned to enhance readability.

Spelling and Grammar

Presentation has no misspellings or grammatical errors. Group presented the material with confidence, enthusiasm, proper voice projection, good eye contact, appropriate language, and clear delivery.

Group Oral Presentation Skills

All graphics A few graphics are are attractive not attractive but all but a few do support the content not seem to of the presentation. support the Font formats have content of the been planned to presentation. enhance readability. Font formats have been planned to complement topic, but may be a little difficult to read. Presentation has 1 Presentation 2 misspellings, but has 1-2 no grammatical grammatical error. errors, but not misspellings. Group presented Group had the material but many could have been difficulties more confident. presenting Adequate material. preparation and Some difficulty delivery. communicating ideas, due to voice projection, lack of preparation, or incomplete work.

Several graphics are unattractive AND detract from the content of the presentation. Font formats makes it difficult to read the material.

Presentation has more than 2 grammatical and/or spelling errors.

Group was unable to complete presentation before the class. Great difficulty communicating ideas. Poor voice projection. Little preparation or incomplete work.

Total points for Presentation: ___/28

Research Rubric Category Statistics/Incidence 4 Information is 100% correct and research is in depth Information is 100% correct and research is in depth Information is 100% correct and research is in depth Information is 100% correct and research is in depth Information is 100% correct and research is in depth Information is 100% correct and research is in depth Information is 100% correct 3 Information is mostly present 2 Information is lacking depth and detales Information is lacking depth and detales Information is lacking depth and detales Information is lacking depth and detales Information is lacking depth and detales Information is lacking depth and detales Information is lacking 1 Iresarch was not adequetely done on this topic Iresarch was not adequetely done on this topic Iresarch was not adequetely done on this topic Iresarch was not adequetely done on this topic Iresarch was not adequetely done on this topic Iresarch was not adequetely done on this topic Iresarch was not adequetely done on this

Risk Factors

Information is mostly present

Screening/Test Methods

Information is mostly present

Diagnosis

Information is mostly present

Treatment

Information is mostly present

Side Effects/Complications of Treatment New Discoveries

Information is mostly present

Information is mostly present

Prevention

and research is in depth Information is 100% correct and research is in depth

Information is mostly present

depth and detales Information is lacking depth and detales

topic Iresarch was not adequetely done on this topic

Total Points for Research: ____/32