non-communicable

Cards (8)

  • non- communicable disease are those that cannot be spread person to person, such as cancer, heart disease and diabetes
  • human cost- lower quality of life, shorter life span
  • financial cost- on the NHS, for treatment and research longterm
  • risk factors- smoking, obesity, alcohol, stress, lack of exercise, family history
  • cancer is caused by the uncontrolled cell growth and division of abnormal cells
  • benign is where the tumour is contained within the body and does not spread
  • malignant is where the tumour is cancerous and can spread to other parts of the body
  • risk factors of cancer include: smoking, obesity, UV exposure, family history