bio purple booklet Flashcards
1
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non communicable disease
A
a medical condition or disease that is not caused by infectious agents. cant spread
2
Q
communicable diseases
A
infectious disease be spread from person to person
3
Q
lifestyle style risk factors
A
balanced diet
regular exercise
not smoking
good hygene
4
Q
genetic risk factors
A
lung cancer
breast cancer
type 1 diabetes
5
Q
benign tumours
A
the tumour grows slowly
tumour stays in the same place
tumour does not invade other tissues
not cacerous
6
Q
malignant tumours
A
cancerous grow quickly
invade other tissues
spread to different parts of the body
7
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