non-communicable diseases

Question 1

what factors can affect health

Answer 1

-communicable and non communicable diseases
-diet
-stress
-excersise
-life situations

Question 2

What forms a tumour

Answer 2

The rapid division of abnormal cells

Question 3

What are malignant tumours

Answer 3

Cancerous tumours that invade neighbouring tissues and spread to other parts of the body in the blood forming secondary tumours

Question 4

What are benign tumours

Answer 4

Non-cancerous tumours that do not spread in the body

Question 5

What are the four risk factors for non-communicable diseases

Answer 5

-diet (obesity) and amount of excessive
-alchohol
-smoking
-carcinogens

Question 6

What are carcinogens

Answer 6

Ionising radiation and genetic risk factors

Question 7

What are the treatments form cardiovascular diseases

Answer 7

-stent
-statins
-replacing the faulty heart valves
-transplants

Question 8

What is stent and give an advantage and disadvantage

Answer 8

Stents are inserted into blocked coronary arteries to keep them open.
An advantage is their is less serious surgery
A disadvantage is that there are risks from the anaesthetic used during surgery

Question 9

What are statins and give an Advantage and a disadvantage

Answer 9

Statins are drugs that reduce blood cholesterol levels, slowing down the deposit of fatty material in the arteries
An advantage is that they are effective
A disadvantage is the possible side effects such as muscle pain, headaches and sickness developing

Question 10

How does the replacing of faulty heart valve’s work and give and advantage and disadvantage

Answer 10

Replace heart valves that leak or do not fully open, preventing control of blood flow through the heart with biological or mechanical valves
An advantage is that they are a long -term cure for faulty heart valves
A disadvantage is that it can involve major surgery which creates risk of infection, blood loss, blood clots and damage to blood vessels