Question 1

what is a non communicable disease?

Accepted Answer

A disease which is not contagious or caused by pathogens

Answer

A disease which is contagious and caused by pathogens

Question 2

what causes non communicable diseases?

Accepted Answer

genetic makeup, lifestyle choices and factors in the environment

Answer

<P>pathogens </P>

Question 3

what is a carcinogen?

Accepted Answer

a chemical / substance which when exposed to once/repeatedly can cause cancer

Answer

a cancer causing drink

Question 4

what is a causal correlation?

Accepted Answer

when there is a link between two variables and one causes the other

Answer

where there is a link between two variables but one does not cause the other

Question 5

what is a tumour?

Accepted Answer

when control of the cell cycle is lost and cells divide uncontrollably forming a mass

Answer

cancerous cells

Question 6

what is a malignant tumour?

Accepted Answer

a tumour which can spread around the body, invading neighbouring healthy tissues. It is what we call a cancer. It splits up and releases small clumps of cells into the bloodstream/lymphatic system and starts growing in other parts of the body.a tumour which can spread around the body, invading neighbouring healthy tissues. It is what we call a cancer. It splits up and releases small clumps of cells into the bloodstream/lymphatic system and starts growing in other parts of the body.

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a tumour contained in one place surrounded by a membrane. They do not invade other parts of the body but does grow big very quickly

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a tumour which can spread around the body, invading neighbouring healthy tissues. It is what we call a cancer. It splits up and releases small clumps of cells into the bloodstream/lymphatic system and starts growing in other parts of the body.

Question 7

what is a benign tumour?

Accepted Answer

a tumour contained in one place surrounded by a membrane. They do not invade other parts of the body but does grow big very quickly

Answer

a tumour which can spread around the body, invading neighbouring healthy tissues. It is what we call a cancer. It splits up and releases small clumps of cells into the bloodstream/lymphatic system and starts growing in other parts of the body.

Question 8

some cancers are caused by..

Accepted Answer

genetic risk factors, mutations and ionising radiation

Answer

pathogens, lifestyle factors

Question 9

how do you treat cancer?

Accepted Answer

radiotherapy (radiation used to target cancer cells) and chemotherapy (chemicals used to stop cancer cells dividing)

Answer

radiotherapy (microwaves used to target cancer cells) and chemotherapy (chemicals used to stop cancer cells dividing)

Question 10

what does tar in cigarettes cause?

Accepted Answer

sticky black chemical which turns lungs from pink to grey and can lead to bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease leading to severe breathlessness and eventually death, lung cancer

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addictive, sensation of calm well-being and increases the heart rate leading to and increase in cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes

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poisonous gas which replaces oxygen in blood leading to breathlessness (in pregnant women this leads to premature births, low birthweight babies and even stillbirths)

Question 11

what does nicotine in cigarettes cause?

Accepted Answer

addictive, sensation of calm well-being and increases the heart rate leading to and increase in cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes

Answer

sticky black chemical which turns lungs from pink to grey and can lead to bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease leading to severe breathlessness and eventually death, lung cancer

Answer

poisonous gas which replaces oxygen in blood leading to breathlessness (in pregnant women this leads to premature births, low birthweight babies and even stillbirths)

Question 12

what does carbon monoxide in cigarettes cause?

Accepted Answer

poisonous gas which replaces oxygen in blood leading to breathlessness (in pregnant women this leads to premature births, low birthweight babies and even stillbirths)

Answer

sticky black chemical which turns lungs from pink to grey and can lead to bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease leading to severe breathlessness and eventually death, lung cancer

Answer

addictive, sensation of calm well-being and increases the heart rate leading to and increase in cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and strokes

Question 13

what does obesity lead to?

Accepted Answer

type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease

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type 1 diabetes, anorexia and heart disease

Question 14

what does ultraviolet light cause?

Accepted Answer

skin cancer, cataracts and premature ageing

Answer

skin cance, cataracts and premature ageing

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leads to slowing down of thoughts processes, reflexes and reactions, lack of judgement, unconsciousness, coma and death, cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure, liver cancer and brain damage and in pregnant women deformities of the foetus

Question 15

what does alcohol cause?

Accepted Answer

leads to slowing down of thoughts processes, reflexes and reactions, lack of judgement, unconsciousness, coma and death, cirrhosis of the liver, liver failure, liver cancer and brain damage and in pregnant women deformities of the foetus

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skin cancer, cataracts and premature ageing

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