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Unit 4.2 Coronary heart disease, health issues, lifestyle and cancer Flashcards

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1
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The state of physical and mental well being - what is being described?

A

health

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2
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Diseases can be communicable or…

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non communicable

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3
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Communicable diseases are disease that

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can spread

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4
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Communicable diseases are caused by

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bacteria, virus and fungi

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Communicable diseases are contagious or infectious what does this mean?

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you can catch it/it can spread

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Diseases that cannot spread from person to person are described as

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non communicable diseases

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7
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non communicable diseases are caused by a pathogen? true or false?

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false

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8
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A disease causing microbe

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pathogen

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A person with weakened immune system is vulnerable to

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infection (a communicable disease)

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Hepatitis virus can cause

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liver cancer

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11
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HPV infection can cause

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cervical cancer

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12
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Individuals suffering from physical healthy problems are at risk of

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depression

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13
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Factors that can affect a persons health?

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diet
stress
life situation

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14
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what is a risk factor for disease?

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something that increases your chances of getting the disease

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15
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Risk factors guarantee you will get the disease - True or false?

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FALSE

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16
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Risk factors for heart disease

A

diet
smoking
lack exercise
stress

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17
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In developed counteries non-communicable diseases are more common - why?

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higher income - buy high fat food

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In deprived areas what issues are there concerning health?

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more likely to smoke
poor diet
less active

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19
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Smoking has been proven to cause which diseases?

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cardiovascular, lung, lung cancer

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20
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Obesity has been directly linked to which disease?

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type 2 diabetes

21
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A diabetic struggles to control what in their body?

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glucose

22
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What hormone is released to control glucose levels?

A

insulin

23
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Is it safe to smoke and drink during pregnancy?

A

NO

24
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Exposure to radiation can increase the risk of developing…

A

cancer

25
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chemicals which increase the risk of cancer are known as…?

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carcinogens

26
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Does a correlation between a risk factor and a disease PROVE it causes the disease?

A

NO - its just a correlation!!

27
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How would a scientist PROVE a risk factor causes disease?

A

carry out experiments

28
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Is it cheap or expensive to treat non communicable diseases?

A

very expensive

29
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Uncontrolled cell growth is known as….?

A

tumour

30
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Are all tumous cancerous?

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no

31
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Name the two types of tumours

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benign and malignant

32
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This type of tumour grows until there is no more room

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benign

33
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This type of tumour doesnt spread

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benign

34
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This type of tumour is not cancerous

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benign

35
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This type of tumour doesnt invase other cells

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benign

36
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This tumour grows and invades other tissues and cells

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malignant

37
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This type of tumour can break off and invade healthy tissues elsewhere in the body

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malignant

38
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when a malignant tumour breaks off and travels in the blood to another part of the body it forms a …?

A

secondary tumour

39
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This type of tumour is dangerous

A

malignant

40
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This type of tumour is cancerous

A

malignant

41
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Survival rates of cancer have increase because of what reasons?

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screening susceptible people
advances in treatment
earlier diagnosis

42
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Smoking is a risk factors for which type of cancer?

A

lung cancer (mouth/stomach/bowel)

43
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which risk factor is associated with lung cancer?

A

smoking

44
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Obesity is a risk factors associated with which type of cancer?

A

bowel/liver/kidney

45
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What risk factor is associated with skin cancer?

A

UV exposure

46
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Which type of people are at risk of developing skin cancer?

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people living in sunnier climate
people who spend a lot of time outside
sun bed users

47
Q

Identify 5 risk factors linked with cancer

A 
smoking
obesity
viral infection (HPV/hepatitis C)
UV exposure
genetics
48
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Your genetics can put you at risk of certain cancers, e.g.

A

breast cancers and ovarian cancers

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