B7: Non-communicable diseases

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    • What is coronary heart disease?
      layers of fatty material that build up inside the coronary
      arteries, narrowing them – resulting in a lack of oxygen for
      the heart.
    • What is a stent?
      a device inserted into a blocked artery to keep it open,
      allowing more blood and oxygen to the heart.
    • What are statins?
      drugs that reduce blood cholesterol levels, slowing the
      rate of fatty material deposit
    • What is a faulty heart valve?
      heart valve that doesn’t open properly or leaks
    • How can a faulty heart valve be treated?
      replace with a biological or mechanical valve
    • When do heart transplants take place?
      in cases of heart failure
    • What are artificial hearts used for?
      keep patients alive whilst waiting for a transplant, or
      allow the heart to rest for recovery.
    • Define health?
      state of physical and mental well-being
    • What factors can affect health?
      disease, diet, stress, exercise, life situations
    • What is a risk factor?
      aspect of lifestyle or substance in the body that can increase the risk of a disease developing
    • Give five risk factors?
      poor diet, smoking, lack of exercise, alcohol, carcinogens ( a substance capable of causing cancer in a living tissue)
    • What is cancer?
      a result of changes in cells that lead to uncontrolled growth and cell division by mitosis
    • What are malignant tumours?
      cancerous tumours that can spread to neighbouring tissues and other parts of the body in the blood, forming secondary tumours
    • What are benign tumours?
      non-cancerous tumours that do not spread in the body
    • What two types of risk factor affect the development
      of cancers?
      lifestyle and genetic risk factors
    • What is a carcinogen?
      a substance that can cause cancers to develop