Pre-reading questions:
- How many kinds of cancers do you know? Elaborate your answer.
- Do you think cheap and effective cure for cancer will be invented? Why or why not?
Vocabulary:
- presence /PREZ-uhns/
- individual /in-duh-VIJ-oo-uhl/
- breathe /breeth/
- express /ik-SPRES/
- stage /steyj/
[noun] the fact that someone or something is in a place
The tests showed the presence of toxin in the body.
[noun] a single person or thing
You are the kindest individual I have ever met.
[verb] to move air into and out of the lungs
She cannot breathe due to lack of oxygen.
[verb] to show a feeling, opinion, or fact
Johnny expressed interest in joining the soccer club.
[noun] a part of an activity or a period of development
The final stages of our project were difficult but we were able to complete it.
According to a recent research, a person’s breath can show the presence of cancer in the body. Cancer Research UK started a two-year trial on a clinical device called the Breath Biopsy. This is to see if molecules called Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) can be helpful for cancer detection. The research team needs 1,500 participants, including healthy individuals for this test. To get a sample, participants will have to breathe into the device for 10 minutes.
Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, lead trial researcher at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center, expressed in a statement, “We urgently need to develop new tools, like this breath test, which could help to detect and diagnose cancer earlier, giving patients the best chance of surviving their disease.” According to Cancer Research UK, nearly half of cancers are diagnosed at a late stage in England. Also, over 360,000 new cancer cases are there in the UK every year. World Health Organization revealed that around 18.1 million new cases of cancer were reported in 2018 worldwide.
Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, lead trial researcher at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Center, expressed in a statement, “We urgently need to develop new tools, like this breath test, which could help to detect and diagnose cancer earlier, giving patients the best chance of surviving their disease.” According to Cancer Research UK, nearly half of cancers are diagnosed at a late stage in England. Also, over 360,000 new cancer cases are there in the UK every year. World Health Organization revealed that around 18.1 million new cases of cancer were reported in 2018 worldwide.
Comprehension Questions:
- Who started a two-year clinical trial on a device?
- Where can be the presence of a cancer shown in the body?
- What is the name of the device?
- How many new cancer cases are there in UK every year?
- How many new cases of cancer were reported in 2018?
Discussion Questions:
- Why do you think it is hard to cure cancer?
- What is the most expensive medical treatment you know? Explain.
- What do you think is the best way to stay healthy? Explain your answer.
- In your opinion, why are there diseases in the world?
- Do you believe that one day we can cure all kinds of diseases? Why or why not?