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What is the most common site for cancer in women?

Breast

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What are the top and bottom numbers in a blood pressure reading called?

systolic, diastolic

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Which is preventable, type I or type II diabetes?

Type II

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Which food can be used as a source of calcium; broccoli or spinach?

Both

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When a tumor is malignant, cancer treatment must be used. True or False

True

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Testicular cancer only affects older men. True or False

False

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What is the #1 leading cause of death in the US?

Cardiovascular Disease

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Name the 3 uncontrollable risk factors to developing heart disease.

age, heredity, gender

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How does cancer spread through the body?

Through blood and lymph

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Name 3 controllable risk factors for heart disease.

stress, high bp, high cholesterol, inactivity, smoking, obesity

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Can antibodies treat viral infections?

No

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What organ is the aorta part of?

heart

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Swollen lymph nodes is a sign of what?

Infection

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The substance causes plaque build up in the artery walls is known as...

Cholesterol

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Chemo and radiation is used to treat which disease?

Cancer

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