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Non-communicable disease

3 lessons in Organisation.

19 exam questions · 42 marks

2.13 Coronary heart disease and its treatment How fatty deposits in the coronary arteries cause coronary heart disease, and how it and other heart problems are treated: stents, statins, valve replacement, transplants, artificial hearts and lifestyle changes, with their advantages and disadvantages. AQA Edexcel OCR 2.14 Health, lifestyle and risk factors What health is, communicable and non-communicable diseases, how diseases interact, the main risk factors (diet, exercise, smoking, alcohol, carcinogens), correlation and causation, BMI and waist:hip ratio, and the costs of disease. AQA Edexcel OCR 2.15 Cancer Cancer as uncontrolled cell growth and division caused by changes in cells, the difference between benign and malignant tumours, how cancers spread to form secondary tumours, and the lifestyle and genetic risk factors. AQA Edexcel OCR