Unit 4.2 Coronary heart disease, health issues, lifestyle and cancer Flashcards
The state of physical and mental well being - what is being described?
health
Diseases can be communicable or…
non communicable
Communicable diseases are disease that
can spread
Communicable diseases are caused by
bacteria, virus and fungi
Communicable diseases are contagious or infectious what does this mean?
you can catch it/it can spread
Diseases that cannot spread from person to person are described as
non communicable diseases
non communicable diseases are caused by a pathogen? true or false?
false
A disease causing microbe
pathogen
A person with weakened immune system is vulnerable to
infection (a communicable disease)
Hepatitis virus can cause
liver cancer
HPV infection can cause
cervical cancer
Individuals suffering from physical healthy problems are at risk of
depression
Factors that can affect a persons health?
diet
stress
life situation
what is a risk factor for disease?
something that increases your chances of getting the disease
Risk factors guarantee you will get the disease - True or false?
FALSE
Risk factors for heart disease
diet
smoking
lack exercise
stress
In developed counteries non-communicable diseases are more common - why?
higher income - buy high fat food
In deprived areas what issues are there concerning health?
more likely to smoke
poor diet
less active
Smoking has been proven to cause which diseases?
cardiovascular, lung, lung cancer
Obesity has been directly linked to which disease?
type 2 diabetes
A diabetic struggles to control what in their body?
glucose
What hormone is released to control glucose levels?
insulin
Is it safe to smoke and drink during pregnancy?
NO
Exposure to radiation can increase the risk of developing…
cancer
chemicals which increase the risk of cancer are known as…?
carcinogens
Does a correlation between a risk factor and a disease PROVE it causes the disease?
NO - its just a correlation!!
How would a scientist PROVE a risk factor causes disease?
carry out experiments
Is it cheap or expensive to treat non communicable diseases?
very expensive
Uncontrolled cell growth is known as….?
tumour
Are all tumous cancerous?
no
Name the two types of tumours
benign and malignant
This type of tumour grows until there is no more room
benign
This type of tumour doesnt spread
benign
This type of tumour is not cancerous
benign
This type of tumour doesnt invase other cells
benign
This tumour grows and invades other tissues and cells
malignant
This type of tumour can break off and invade healthy tissues elsewhere in the body
malignant
when a malignant tumour breaks off and travels in the blood to another part of the body it forms a …?
secondary tumour
This type of tumour is dangerous
malignant
This type of tumour is cancerous
malignant
Survival rates of cancer have increase because of what reasons?
screening susceptible people
advances in treatment
earlier diagnosis
Smoking is a risk factors for which type of cancer?
lung cancer (mouth/stomach/bowel)
which risk factor is associated with lung cancer?
smoking
Obesity is a risk factors associated with which type of cancer?
bowel/liver/kidney
What risk factor is associated with skin cancer?
UV exposure
Which type of people are at risk of developing skin cancer?
people living in sunnier climate
people who spend a lot of time outside
sun bed users
Identify 5 risk factors linked with cancer
smoking obesity viral infection (HPV/hepatitis C) UV exposure genetics
Your genetics can put you at risk of certain cancers, e.g.
breast cancers and ovarian cancers
