Noncommunicable Crossword Review

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  1. 2. The use of chemical medicines aimed to kill the cancer cells is called
  2. 3. Pain in the chest, shoulders, arms, jaw or upper abdomen, dizziness and shortness of breath are all symptoms of:
  3. 5. When arteries start to, or are totally clogged with plaque, causing the blood vessels to be constricted, it is called
  4. 8. Treatment options for heart disease ALL aim to ____________ ___________ ___________.
  5. 13. Inflammation of the joints
  6. 14. A mass of abnormal cells
  7. 16. What part of the circulatory system transports oxygen and nutrient rich blood to all the cells of the body?
  8. 18. A non-infectious disease that can not be passed from person to person
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  1. 1. Age is an ______________________________ Risk Factor for Heart Disease
  2. 4. The passing of genetic characteristic of diseases fr
  3. 6. Smoking, diet and stress management are all ____________________ risk factors for heart disease
  4. 7. Heart disease is the leading cause of ___________ in the U.S.
  5. 9. A heart attack occurs when the blood flow to the heart stops and the heart cannot get enough _____________.
  6. 10. ________________ is the body's inability to regulate glucose or blood sugar.
  7. 11. Progressive loss of bone tissue, where bones get weak and brittle and can break easily
  8. 12. All forms of _____________ involve an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
  9. 15. During a ___________, blood flow to a part of the brain is interrupted, injuring, or killing brain cells
  10. 17. A stroke can result in _____________ which is the loss of movement.
  11. 19. one generation to the next is