five of these deaths occur before a heart attack victim reaches a hospital. About half of all heart attack victims wait more then two hours after the start of symptoms before getting help. Risk Factors for Heart Disease There are four risk factors for heart disease that are not voluntarily controlled: 1. Heredity: 2. Sex: 3. Race: 4. Age: Many risk factors for heat disease can be controlled, including:1.Smoking:2.Diet and high blood pressure:3.Hypertension:4.Lack Of exercise:5.Obesity:6.Diabetes:Treatment of heart disease:Beta-blockers: drugs that can slow the heartbeat rate and reduce the force of the hearts contraction.Coronary bypass surgery: an operation in which a vein from another part of the body, often the leg, is grafted into a coronary artery so that blood is detoured around a blockage. Balloon angioplastery: a procedure in which an artery is unclogged by catherterization. Life Skill #9: I will choose behaviors to reduce my risk of cancerCancer: a group of diseases in which there is uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells in the body. This is the second leading cause of death in the U.S.Malignant tumor: a cancerous tumor.Benign tumor: non-cancerous tumor.Causes of Cancer:Heredity:Viruses:Tobacco:Ultraviolet Radiation *Malignant melanoma: most serious of skin cancers. Detecting Cancer:7 early warning signs for cancer, they spell out the word caution. Change in bowel or bladder habits.A sore that does not healUnusual bleeding and dischargeThickening or lump in a breast or elsewhereIndigestion or difficulty in swallowingObvious change in a wart or mole.Nagging cough or hoarseness. Mammogram: special x-rays of the breast.Cancer Treatment:Radiotherapy: treatment of cancer via the use of radiation.Chemotherapy: use of drugs to kill cancer cells inside the body. Life Skill #10 I will recognize ways to manage chronic diseases.Diabetes: a disease i...
