Cyber Scavenger Hunt

As cancer research advanced, information about cancer increased dramatically. As new research techniques were developed, many of the new methods involved computers. Chemists and other researchers relied more heavily on computers to manage information, to design new chemicals in the virtual world of the computer, and to communicate with each other at a more rapid pace. It is increasingly important for today's scientists to have good computer skills. This activity will give you a chance to test your ability to find information using your computer.

How good a "navigator" are you? Put your Web-surfing skills to this test. See if you can find the answers to the questions below before everyone else in your class. The questions are all about forms of cancer and its treatment. All the answers can be found on one of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Web sites. Your teacher will give you the URL for this site when the Cyber Scavenger Hunt begins. Words in italics are terms that appear on the web site.

1. What is carboplatin? (hint: try using Rx List: The Internet Drug Index.)

2. How many types of common cancers are listed?

3. Among the causes of lung cancer, in addition to smoking, there is a radioactive gas and a mineral listed. Name them.

4. A lymphoma is a cancer that originates in what human system? What are some parts of this system?

5. What is the lifetime probability of breast cancer in American women?

6. What form of cancer is the drug Paclitaxel© used to treat?

7. What are the ABCD's of melanoma symptoms?

8. What is the name (or abbreviation) for the blood test used to detect prostate cancer before a man has symptoms?

9. How many "search options" do you have on this site?

10. What is leukemia?