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