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Cardio-vascular
Diabetes
Cancer(s)
Arthritis
Misc.
100

Best predictor of heart disease risk

What is high cholesterol. 

100
A hormone that stimulates body cells to take up and use blood sugar, produced by the pancreas
What is Insulin
100
The spread of cancer from where it first started to other parts of the body
What is Metastasis
100

Is joint pain a common symptom of arthritis?

What is Yes

100

Causes the greatest number of cancer deaths among men and women

What is lung cancer

200
A sudden disruption of blood flow to part of the brain
What is a stroke
200
A person with this type of diabetes produces little to no insulin and must give themselves doses of insulin
What is Type 1 Diabetes
200
A cancer-causing agent found in the environment
What is Carcinogen
200

Do we know all the causes of arthritis?

What is No

200

Inflammation of one or more joints, causing pain and stiffness that can worsen with age.

What is Arthritis

300

A weakness of the heart that leads to a buildup of fluid in the lungs

What is Congestive Heart Failure

300
One of the most leading causes for a person to develop Type 2 Diabetes
What is Obesity
300
This type of treatment uses drugs to slow the reproduction of cancer cells
What is Chemotherapy
300

How many types of arthritis are there?

What is More than 100 types

There are more than 100 types of arthritis, which are generally grouped into four main categories: degenerative, inflammatory, metabolic, and infectious.

300

This disease involves constriction of the airways and difficulty or discomfort in breathing. 

What is COPD, asthma

400
Surgeons use a vein from the patient's leg or an artificial blood vessel to construct a detour around a blocked coronary artery
What is Coronary Bypass Surgery
400
This type of diabetes is starting to develop more at an earlier age
What is Type 2 Diabetes
400
A mole that changes size, shape, or color; tenderness, itching, or pain around a mole
What is Skin Cancer
400

Is there a cure for arthritis?

What is No

There is no cure but it can be treated and managed

400

The most common symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events

What is Alzheimer's disease

500
Having a family history of certain cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension may increase your risk of developing those diseases. It is important to be aware of your family's health history so that you can practice behaviors that may reduce your risk
What is Heredity
500
The main difference between Type 1 and 2 diabetes is
What is the production of insulin
500
Surgeons may remove a small piece of the tissue in question to examine it for signs of cancer
What is Biopsy
500

How many adults in the US have arthritis?

What is approximately 53 million adults

About 53 million US adults have arthritis. Experts believe that number will grow as our nation’s population gets older.

500

What classifies as a chronic disease?

What is a condition or disease that is persistent or long lasting, or a disease that comes with time. The term chronic is often applied when the course of the disease lasts longer than three months.