Cancer
The term metastasize means
To spread through the body
What does the word "Hypertension" mean?
High Blood Pressure
The term "osteo" means
Bone
True or False: Diabetes is when insulin producing cells are damaged and can no longer produce insulin or your body does not know how to use the insulin produced.
True
Name 3 chronic conditions.
Cardiovascular disease
cancer
osteoporosis
diabetes
What is the difference between a malignant tumor and a benign tumor?
Malignant = Cancerous
Benign = Non Cancerous
What does the term "atherosclerosis" mean
Plaque and cholesterol build up in the arteries
Fragile or weakening bones
Which type of diabetes is it, when your cells are damaged, and the pancreas cannot produce insulin at all.
Type 1
Name 2 modifiable risk factors to cardiovascular disease
smoking
diet
exercise
An anti-promoter and a promoter do what?
Anti-promoter does not help cancer grow. It shuts down growth.
Promoters help the cancer grow
Explain the difference between a heart attack and a stroke
a heart attack is a blockage in a blood vessel leading to the heart.
A stroke is a blockage in a blood vessel leading to the brain
Name 5 major risk factors to developing osteoporosis (from the ones we talked about specifically in class)
family history
low calcium intake
low levels of testosterone/ estrogen
body frame size
ethnicity
excessive use of some meds
eating disorders
depression
physical inactivity
People who develop diabetes constantly need to monitor their _______ ______ levels.
Blood sugar
medical advancements and research on diabetes was helped because of which animal?
Dog
Explain how a carcinogen is different from a promoter
A carcinogen can be anything that provokes cancer to start growing and a promoter is something that continues to help it grow
The majority of cardiovascular diseases that lead to death are from ___________ & ___________
Heart attack and stroke
1 in every ____ women will suffer a bone fractiure from osteoporosis in their lifetime and 1 in every _______men.
1 in every 3 women and 1 in every 5 men.
Name 3 complications that could happen if diabetes is left untreated
vision loss
heart disease
kidney failure
gangrene
stroke
New Brunswick's life expectancy is _______ months lower than the Canadian national average.
16 months
The Canadian Cancer Society says smoking is responsible for ______% of all cancer deaths.
30%
List 5 types of cardiovascular diseases mentioned in class
Heart Attack
Stroke
Hypertension
Atherosclerosis
Coronary Artery Disease
explain what the term "porsosis" means in osteoporosis
It means passage
_____% - _________% of women who develop gestational diabetes develop __________ diabetes later in life
30%-40%
Type 2
Terry Fox died of _________ cancer that metastasized to his __________.
Bone Cancer
Lungs