Which of these is a common risk factor for heart disease?
Having low blood pressure.
Being overweight.
Exercising regularly.
In coronary heart disease, what builds up on the wall of the coronary arteries?
Cholesterol.
Platelets.
Plasma.
What is a long-term effect of excessive alcohol use?
Blurred vision.
Liver damage.
Pale skin.
Which of these can cause skin cancer?
HPV
UV
Alcohol
Which substance in tobacco can cause emphysema?
Tar
Nicotine
Carbon monoxide
During a stroke, what is the brain starved of?
Amino acids.
Glucose and oxygen.
Glucose only.
Why are stents inserted?
To keep an artery open.
To close an artery.
To allow doctors to see inside a blood vessel.
Which type of tumour can spread?
Both benign and malignant.
Malignant only.
Benign only.
Which cancer treatment can cause the loss of hair?
Immunotherapy
Radiotherapy
Chemotherapy
Higher tier only
Which cancer treatment involves the injection of antibodies?