### condition | illness | disease | cancer | sprawl:

Suburban sprawl
* direct result of plentiful cars, subsidized roads, and cheap gasoline.
* eats up precious open space, forces farmers off their land and kills urban centers.
* has many consequences for the environment and our quality of life
  - negative effects on suburbs, cities, the economy and the environment
* is said to be eating up our nation's forests
  - the result of zoning
* threatens prime farmland in many of the nation s metropolitan areas.

### condition | illness | disease | cancer:

Testicular cancer
* All testicular cancers are highly sensitive to treatment.
* Most testicular cancers develop in the sperm-producing cells and are classified as seminomas.
* affects the tissues in one or both testicles.
* are very rare and almost always benign.
* can cause a number of symptoms
  - present with or without pain
* cancer of the testicle.
* develops in one or both testicles in men or young boys.
* disease caused by the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the testicle.
* does tend to run in families.
* exhibits no early symptoms, so early detection is crucial.
* fast spreading cancer.
* form of cancer that specifically affects one or both testicles.
* grows rapidly.
* have a good cure rate when caught early, so discovering the tumor is important.
* highly treatable and curable form of cancer.
* is almost always curable if it is found and treated early
  - is found early
  - among the most treatable ones around
  - carcinoma
  - diseases
* is highly curable, especially when treated promptly
  - treatable and highly curable
  - more common in men who have a testicle which has failed to descend
* is more common in white men than black or Asian
  - people than black people
  - of special concern to young men
  - often curable if found and treated at an early stage
* is one of the more rare forms of the disease
  - most common cancers in young men
* is one of the most curable forms of cancer
* is rare before puberty
  - but is easily treated if spotted early
  - still rare in spite of the steady increase
  - usually curable even when thedisease is advanced
  - very curable in the early stages
* kills hundreds of men each year in America when undiagnosed.
* rare disease in men caused by abnormal growth of cells of the testicle.
* relatively common form of cancer.
* represents the most common solid tumors for men of college age.
* starts in the testicles , and is most common in young men.
* very curable disease if it is diagnosed early
+ Cancer, Kinds
  * There are many different kinds of cancers. Breast cancer begins in the breast. It can be found in anybody at anytime, even in men. Testicular cancer starts in the testicles, and is most common in young men. Mesothelioma and lung cancer start in the lungs. Mesothelioma is usually caused by exposure to asbestos.

Testis cancer
* affects men of middle age and older.
* grows rapidly and has the shortest doubling time of any tumor.

Thyroid cancer
* Many thyroid cancers are curable.
* Most thyroid cancers are completely curable, and few are fatal.
* Most thyroid cancers are slow growing tumors and generally carry a favorable prognosis
  - growing, and readily cured
  - develop from cells that produce and secrete thyroid hormones
* is cancer
  - diseases

Tongue cancer
* begins as a small lump or thick white patch.
* is more common in people who smoke cigarettes, pipes or chew tobacco
  - one of the more common and serious types of mouth cancer
* looks like a lump or a bump on the tongue.

Treatment of cancer
* includes cytotoxic drugs , radiotherapy, and surgery.
* is based upon the cell type and the location of the cancer.
* using radium is called radiotherapy.