Non-communicable diseases

What was the most common cause of death in 2014?

Suggest one reason for this.

Give one cause of cancer

A normal cell may become a cancer cell due to a change in the cell’s ____________

• cell membrane

• DNA

• mitochondria

This type of change is called __________

• an infection

• a modification

• a mutation

• a variation

Cancer cells may spread to different parts of the body in the blood and form a secondary ____________

• consumer

• infection

• tumour

Coronary heart disease (CHD) can cause a heart attack.

Complete the following sentences to explain what happens to the heart in CHD that can cause a heart attack.

In CHD layers of fatty material build up inside the_____________arteries.

Type 2 diabetes cannot be spread between people.

What is this type of disease called?

What percentage of women drank alcohol whilst pregnant in 2001?

State one diseases that is linked to obesity