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Cancer and the Human Body

More than 300 people participated in the Cancer Center's eighth annual Cancer and the Human Body event Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul. The event included hands-on exhibits where visitors of all ages can learn what normal cells look like compared to cancer cells; what cancer looks like in the body; and the importance of sun safety in preventing skin cancer.

Exhibit photos:

Cancer Research Mice

Visitors examined mice used in cancer research.

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The Normal Cell vs. the Cancer Cell

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University of Minnesota pathology resident Anthony-Osei Safo, M.D., helped visitors compare normal cells with cancer cells under the microscope while pathology resident Jared Schmidt, M.D., (background) showed visitors samples of healthy tissues and tissues affected by cancer.

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Cancer in the Body

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University of Minnesota pathology resident Sarah Meyers, M.D., showed visitors a comparison of healthy tissues and tissues affected by cancer.

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Cancer Quiz

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Marva Bohen, R.N., (right) and Charleen Pagel Jue from the Cancer Center give visitors the cancer quiz.

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Sun Safety

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Visitors were able to use the Dermascan to see damage done to their skin by the sun's ultra violet rays.

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Bendy Pen Prize

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Everyone who visited each of the Cancer and the Human Body exhibit stations received a Cancer Center "bendy pen."

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