Facts
The most common cancer in American women
breast cancer
Heart condition in which the heartbeat is abnormal or irregular
arrhythmia
...is a group of diseases in which cells divide in an uncontrollable manner
cancer
cardiovascular diseases are known as...
_______ Diseases
lifestyle diseases
most common cancer in the US and worldwide
Skin cancer
The death of part of the heart muscle caused by a lack of blood flow to the heart.
heart attack
How many categories of cancer are there?
4
True or false
Malignant melanoma is a type of skin cancer that is often fatal
true
the 3rd most common cancer in both men and women in the us
colorectal
Condition in which the pressure exerted by the blood on the artery walls when the heart beats is above normal for a long period of time
hypertension
True or false
Sarcomas are cancers of tissues that cover the body surfaces and linings of body organs.
False: carcinomas
an odorless, colorless radioactive gas that is given off by rocks and soil
A. oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Radium
D. Radon
Radon
1 in 4 adults over the age of 40 are at increased risk for this CVD.
A. Arrythmia
B. Heart Attack
C. Stroke
D. Hypertension
Arrythmia
Chest pain that results from narrowed blood vessels in the heart
angina pectoris
...is a growth of cells that form a lump
tumor
What is the 2nd most common cancer in both men and women
lung cancer
Approximately every 40 seconds, an American suffers...
A. heart attack
B. stroke
C. arrhythmia
D. angina pectoris
heart attack
True or False
atherosclerosis Disease is when fat deposits on the artery walls.
True
...the spreading of cancer cells to other body parts from an original source.
metastasis
Wat are the 2 ways that a stroke is caused?
blood vessel is blocked or broken