Chapter 6: Environmental Disease Flashcards
What are the three ways that cell damage can occur?
Cancer, Mutations, Brith Defects
Provide examples of mutagens.
x-rays, formaldehyde, mustard gas
What is a teratogen? What are the causes of teratogens?
A substance that can cause birth defects. It is caused by things such as alcohol, cigarettes, specific types of infections.
What is cancer? What are the leading areas in the body regarding new cases and number of deaths for males/females?
Cancer is a condition where the regulating forces that control cell processes no longer function properly. This means then the cells go into uncontrolled perforation.
Leading cases: Males: Prostate Females: Breast
Leading deaths: Lung (both)
What is the tax rate of cigarettes in MO? How are cigarettes related to environmental health?
$0.17. Not only are they one of the leading causes of cancer but they also contain a lot of carcinogens. These then leech into the environment when people throw their butts on the ground.
What are dietary carcinogens? What foods are anticarcinogenic?
Dietary carcinogens are naturally occurring in fruits and nuts in a fungus form. Anti-carcinogens are things like the cabbage family and some forms for processed tomato products.
Compare/contrast developed vs. developing nations regarding the causes of cancer.
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What are examples of occupational hazards?
Asbestos, Hardwood dust, radioactive dust mites, benzine
Discuss reasons why children are more vulnerable to environmental toxins.
Children are more vulnerable to environmental toxins because they are at the perfect height up get to a lot of things, they put things in their mouths, they like to touch everything they’re not supposed to, and their immune systems are not built up.
What are questions we should ask of our food?
We should ask where they came from? What chemicals were used on them? Are they genetically modified?
In what ways can cancer be prevented?
Cancer can be prevented by not smoking, eating better foods, taking proper precautions at work when dealing with potentially harmful substances, make sure children stay away from potentially harmful substances, etc…
