Non Communicable Diseases

Question 1

What is a non-communicable disease?

Answer 1

• A disease that cannot be spread from one individual to another
• not caused by micro-organism

Question 2

Risks that can cause non-communicable diseases?

Answer 2

Smoking🚬
Drinking👑
Little excersize🙅🏻‍♂️
A diet with a lot of saturated fat🍔

Question 3

Examples of non communicable diseases

Answer 3

Cancer, conory heart disease

Question 4

How can health affect diseases?

Answer 4

Stress can help cause it and so can life situations

Question 5

How can cost become a problem?

Answer 5

Smoking is a risk factor and a money drainer, u could pay for a nice holiday but instead u buy ciggerettes

Question 6

What is cancer?

Answer 6

Its when your cells start dividing abnormally, making a tumour

Question 7

How many types of tumours are there?

Answer 7

2

Question 8

Name the two tumours

Answer 8

Malignant

Benign

Question 9

What is a benign tumour?

Answer 9

Its not a cancer

Only grow locally and cant spread by invasion or metastasis

Question 10

What is a malignant tumour?

Answer 10

Its cancer

Cells invade neighbouring tissues, enter blood vessels, and metastasize different sites

Question 11

Risks of brain cancer?

Answer 11

Age
Medical radiation
Previous cancers
Genetic history
Overweight
Smoking
Alchol

Question 12

What are a lot of risks for cancer?

Answer 12

Family history
Overweight
Smoking
Sexually transmitted
Age