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What is health?

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A state of physical or mental well being, diseases are usually responsible for ill health

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What is a non communicable disease?

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A disease that Cannot spread. Generally last for a long time and get worse slowly.

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Examples of communicable diseases?

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Cancer, asthma ,coronary heart disease

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How diseases can interact ?

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  • weak immune system can lead to communicable diseases like influenza(flu) as body is less likely to defend against pathogens
  • cancer can sometimes be triggered by infection by certain viruses. Eg. Infection with some types of hepatitis virus can cause long term liver infections, increasing chance of liver cancer
  • immune system reactions in body caused by infections by a pathogen can sometimes trigger allergic reactions
  • mental health issues can sometimes lead to severe physical health problems
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What factors effect your health?

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  • diet -poor diet can effect mental health and physical health, should be ballanced
  • stress-too much stress can lead to mental and physical health problems
  • life situation-access to healthcare, access to healthy food , access to contraceptives
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What is cancer?

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Uncontrolled growth and devision that changes cells and results in a formation of a tumour. Not all tumour are cancerous

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What is a benign tumour ?

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Tumour grows until there is no more room . The tumour stays in one place rather than invading other tissues in the body. Isn’t normally dangerous and the tumour isn’t considered cancerous

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What is a malignant tumour ?

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Where tumour grows and spreads to neighbouring healthy tissues. Cells can break off and spread to other parts of the body by travelling in blood stream . Malignant cells then invade healthy tissues in form secondary tumours . Malignant tumours are dangerous and are called cancers .

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What increases the risk of getting cancer? in order of preventability .

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1) smoking-linked to lung cancer , but also linked to bowel , mouth , stomach and cervical cancer
2) obesity- can cause bowel, liver and kidney cancer.
3) uv radiation - uv radiation from sun can cause skin cancer.
4) viral infections- hepatitis b and c infections can risk liver cancer. Depends of lifestyle . Using needles or unprotected sex.

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How can cancer be caused genetically ?

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  • sometimes inherit faulty genes making you more susceptible to cancer
  • for example mutations in BRCA genes have been linked to an increased likelihood of developing breast and ovarian cancer
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What are risk factors?

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  • things linked to an increase in the likelihood of getting a certain disease during their lifetime
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What usually are risk factors?

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  • aspects of a persons lifestyle
  • substances in persons body
  • environment
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What are carcinogens?

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Things that cause cancer

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How is smoking a risk factor for diseases?

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-directly linked to cardiovascular disease , lung cancer and lung diseases . Damages walls of the arteries and cells in the lining of the lungs

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How is obesity a risk factor for disease?

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Linked directly to cause type 2 diabetes by making body less sensitive or resistant to insulin , meaning it struggles to control concentration of glucose in blood

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How drinking too much alcohol is a risk factor for disease?

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Shown to cause liver cancer. Can effect brain function , it damages nerve cells in the brain , causing brain to lose volume

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How smoking when pregnant can be a problem?

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Cause lots of health problems for the unborn baby. Drinking alcohol has similar effects . May lead to premature births

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How carcinogens are a risk factor for disease?

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Cancer can be directly caused by exposure to uv radiation. Ionising radiation is a carcinogen

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How lifestyle factors effect human and financial costs of disease?

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  • in developed countries non communicable diseases are more common as people have higher incomes to buy fatty food
  • deprived areas are more likely to smoke , have a poor diet and not exercise. Cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes are more common .
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How cardiovascular disease it caused?

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  • high fat diet and lack of exercise correlate with cardio vascular disease but do not directly cause it
  • high blood pressure and high bad cholesterol levels cause it
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How non communicable disease are costly in terms of humans?

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  • ten of millions die every year
  • lower quality and shorter life spans
  • effects loved ones
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How non communicable diseases are financially costly ?

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  • Cost to NHS for research and treatment is huge
  • effects lives of people as will have to pay large sums of money for treatment
  • reduce workers
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Compositions of cigarettes?

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S-nicotine makes them addictive but is a relatively harmless drug. Produces sensation of calmness
-carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas found in tobacco smoke. After smoking cigarette 10% of blood will carry carbon monoxide instead of oxygen making gas exchange less efficient and why many smokers get breathless when exercise

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What is health?

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A state of physical or mental well being, diseases are usually responsible for ill health

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What is a non communicable disease?
A disease that Cannot spread. Generally last for a long time and get worse slowly.
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Examples of communicable diseases?
Cancer, asthma ,coronary heart disease
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How diseases can interact ?
- weak immune system can lead to communicable diseases like influenza(flu) as body is less likely to defend against pathogens - cancer can sometimes be triggered by infection by certain viruses. Eg. Infection with some types of hepatitis virus can cause long term liver infections, increasing chance of liver cancer - immune system reactions in body caused by infections by a pathogen can sometimes trigger allergic reactions - mental health issues can sometimes lead to severe physical health problems
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What factors effect your health?
- diet -poor diet can effect mental health and physical health, should be ballanced - stress-too much stress can lead to mental and physical health problems - life situation-access to healthcare, access to healthy food , access to contraceptives
29
What is cancer?
Uncontrolled growth and devision that changes cells and results in a formation of a tumour. Not all tumour are cancerous
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What is a benign tumour ?
Tumour grows until there is no more room . The tumour stays in one place rather than invading other tissues in the body. Isn't normally dangerous and the tumour isn't considered cancerous
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What is a malignant tumour ?
Where tumour grows and spreads to neighbouring healthy tissues. Cells can break off and spread to other parts of the body by travelling in blood stream . Malignant cells then invade healthy tissues in form secondary tumours . Malignant tumours are dangerous and are called cancers .
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What increases the risk of getting cancer? in order of preventability .
1) smoking-linked to lung cancer , but also linked to bowel , mouth , stomach and cervical cancer 2) obesity- can cause bowel, liver and kidney cancer. 3) uv radiation - uv radiation from sun can cause skin cancer. 4) viral infections- hepatitis b and c infections can risk liver cancer. Depends of lifestyle . Using needles or unprotected sex.
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How can cancer be caused genetically ?
- sometimes inherit faulty genes making you more susceptible to cancer - for example mutations in BRCA genes have been linked to an increased likelihood of developing breast and ovarian cancer
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What are risk factors?
- things linked to an increase in the likelihood of getting a certain disease during their lifetime
35
What usually are risk factors?
- aspects of a persons lifestyle - substances in persons body - environment
36
What are carcinogens?
Things that cause cancer
37
How is smoking a risk factor for diseases?
-directly linked to cardiovascular disease , lung cancer and lung diseases . Damages walls of the arteries and cells in the lining of the lungs
38
How is obesity a risk factor for disease?
Linked directly to cause type 2 diabetes by making body less sensitive or resistant to insulin , meaning it struggles to control concentration of glucose in blood
39
How drinking too much alcohol is a risk factor for disease?
Shown to cause liver cancer. Can effect brain function , it damages nerve cells in the brain , causing brain to lose volume
40
How smoking when pregnant can be a problem?
Cause lots of health problems for the unborn baby. Drinking alcohol has similar effects . May lead to premature births
41
How carcinogens are a risk factor for disease?
Cancer can be directly caused by exposure to uv radiation. Ionising radiation is a carcinogen
42
How lifestyle factors effect human and financial costs of disease?
- in developed countries non communicable diseases are more common as people have higher incomes to buy fatty food - deprived areas are more likely to smoke , have a poor diet and not exercise. Cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes are more common .
43
What is health?
A state of physical or mental well being, diseases are usually responsible for ill health
44
What is a non communicable disease?
A disease that Cannot spread. Generally last for a long time and get worse slowly.
45
Examples of non communicable diseases?
Cancer, asthma ,coronary heart disease
46
How diseases can interact ?
- weak immune system can lead to communicable diseases like influenza(flu) as body is less likely to defend against pathogens - cancer can sometimes be triggered by infection by certain viruses. Eg. Infection with some types of hepatitis virus can cause long term liver infections, increasing chance of liver cancer - immune system reactions in body caused by infections by a pathogen can sometimes trigger allergic reactions - mental health issues can sometimes lead to severe physical health problems
47
What factors effect your health?
- diet -poor diet can effect mental health and physical health, should be ballanced - stress-too much stress can lead to mental and physical health problems - life situation-access to healthcare, access to healthy food , access to contraceptives
48
What is cancer?
Uncontrolled growth and devision that changes cells and results in a formation of a tumour. Not all tumour are cancerous
49
What is a benign tumour ?
Tumour grows until there is no more room . The tumour stays in one place rather than invading other tissues in the body. Isn't normally dangerous and the tumour isn't considered cancerous
50
What is a malignant tumour ?
Where tumour grows and spreads to neighbouring healthy tissues. Cells can break off and spread to other parts of the body by travelling in blood stream . Malignant cells then invade healthy tissues in form secondary tumours . Malignant tumours are dangerous and are called cancers .
51
What increases the risk of getting cancer? in order of preventability .
1) smoking-linked to lung cancer , but also linked to bowel , mouth , stomach and cervical cancer 2) obesity- can cause bowel, liver and kidney cancer. 3) uv radiation - uv radiation from sun can cause skin cancer. 4) viral infections- hepatitis b and c infections can risk liver cancer. Depends of lifestyle . Using needles or unprotected sex.
52
How can cancer be caused genetically ?
- sometimes inherit faulty genes making you more susceptible to cancer - for example mutations in BRCA genes have been linked to an increased likelihood of developing breast and ovarian cancer
53
What are risk factors?
- things linked to an increase in the likelihood of getting a certain disease during their lifetime
54
What usually are risk factors?
- aspects of a persons lifestyle - substances in persons body - environment
55
What are carcinogens?
Things that cause cancer
56
How is smoking a risk factor for diseases?
-directly linked to cardiovascular disease , lung cancer and lung diseases . Damages walls of the arteries and cells in the lining of the lungs
57
How is obesity a risk factor for disease?
Linked directly to cause type 2 diabetes by making body less sensitive or resistant to insulin , meaning it struggles to control concentration of glucose in blood
58
How drinking too much alcohol is a risk factor for disease?
Shown to cause liver cancer. Can effect brain function , it damages nerve cells in the brain , causing brain to lose volume
59
How smoking when pregnant can be a problem?
Cause lots of health problems for the unborn baby. Drinking alcohol has similar effects . May lead to premature births
60
How carcinogens are a risk factor for disease?
Cancer can be directly caused by exposure to uv radiation. Ionising radiation is a carcinogen
61
How lifestyle factors effect human and financial costs of disease?
- in developed countries non communicable diseases are more common as people have higher incomes to buy fatty food - deprived areas are more likely to smoke , have a poor diet and not exercise. Cardiovascular disease, obesity and type 2 diabetes are more common .

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