NonCommunicable Diseases

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Across
  1. 2. A substance or exposure that can cause cancer
  2. 4. Traits and health conditions passed down from parents
  3. 5. A lifestyle with very little physical activity
  4. 6. Physical activity that helps keep the body healthy
  5. 8. Substances that cause allergic reactions in some people
  6. 10. A condition that causes pain and swelling in the joints
  7. 14. A condition passed from parents to children through genes
  8. 15. Something that increases the chance of getting a disease
  9. 18. The way a person lives including diet exercise and habits
  10. 19. A condition that is present at birth
  11. 22. Having too much body fat that can increase health risks
  12. 23. A harmful habit that increases the risk of cancer and heart disease
  13. 24. The kinds of food a person regularly eats
  14. 25. Another name for high blood pressure
  15. 26. A condition that affects how well the heart works
  16. 27. A lung condition that makes it hard to breathe
Down
  1. 1. A disease where the body has trouble controlling blood sugar
  2. 3. A disease that slowly gets worse over time
  3. 7. A medical emergency when blood flow to the brain is blocked
  4. 9. When signs of a disease especially cancer decrease or disappear
  5. 11. A disease that lasts a long time or may never fully go away
  6. 12. A disease where abnormal cells grow out of control in the body
  7. 13. A hormone that helps control the amount of sugar in the blood
  8. 16. A mass of abnormal cells that forms in the body
  9. 17. Actions taken to stop diseases before they happen
  10. 20. A treatment that uses strong medicine to kill cancer cells
  11. 21. A cancerous tumor that can grow and spread to other parts of the body