Noncommunicable Diseases

3. the result of blocked blood flow to the heart
5. a tube used to help open up an artery
8. the spreading of a tumor
10. anything that is known to cause cancer
12. serious form of skin cancer
13. a procedure to remove a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from your body
14. the thickening of artery walls due to smoking, high cholesterol levels and obesity
15. cancer tumor
16. a hormone that allows your body to use glucose

1. a disease that affects how the body uses glucose
2. the uncontrolled growth of cells
4. a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body
6. the gland responsible for the production of insulin
7. non-cancerous tumor
9. the result of a block blood vessel in the brain
11. a blood pressure that is typically higher than 140/90