Diabetes
When the pancreas does not produce adequate amounts of insulin
What is Diabetes Mellitus?
Cancer is described as...
What is abnormal cell growth without control
A microscopic examination of tissue cells
What is a biopsy
Tumors that spread to others parts of the body through the blood stream or lymphatic system
A progressive condition in which nerve cells in the brain degenerate and the brain loses its ability to function
What is Alzheimer's disease
Is described as insulin dependant
What is Type 1 Diabetes
Non cancerous cells
What is Benign
The lowering of effective power, vitality, or essential quality to a worsened kind of state: to pass from a higher to a lower type or condition
What is degeneration
Diseases that are caused by defect(s) in the inherited genetic material within a person's genes
What is a genetic disease
Pain, swelling, stiffness, and redness in the joints
What is Arthiritis
Is described as not insulin dependant
What is Type II Diabetes
Cancerous cells
The ability of the body to renew or restore itself
What is regeneration
Diseases that are caused by your health habits
What are lifestyle diseases
Buildup of fat deposits on the artery walls
What is Atherosclerosis
Abnormally low sugar levels within the blood
What is Hypoglycemia
Groups of abnormal cells that grow quickly and may form masses of cells
What is a tumor
Disorders that are present at birth
What is congenital
What are Risk Factors
Hardening of the Arteries
What is Arteriosclerosis
What high blood pressure is also called
What is hypertension
The substances around you that cause cancer
What are Carcinogens
Abnormalities obvious at birth or detectable in early infancy
What are birth defects
This cancer specifically has to do with the blood
What is leukemia
BONUS: This is the #1 non-communicable disease in the U.S. that kills adults
What is Heart Disease