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Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: Risks, Factors, and Preventive Measures, Study notes of Physical Education and Motor Learning

Lander UniversityPhysical Education and Motor Learning

An overview of cardiovascular disease and cancer, including their defining characteristics, major risk factors, and preventive measures. It covers topics such as arteriosclerosis vs. Atherosclerosis, the seven major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, the role of ldl cholesterol, controllable risk factors, and ways to lower your risk for both conditions. Additionally, it discusses cancer as the second leading cause of death in the us, its most common types, risk factors, and prevention tips.

What you will learn

  • What are the most common types of cancer in men and women?
  • What are the risk factors for cardiovascular disease that you can control?
  • What is the difference between arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis?
  • When is blood pressure too high?
  • What are some preventive measures for cancer?
  • What is the name of the cardiovascular disease that occurs when blood flow is cut off from the brain?

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Prevention of CVD Review
Questions:
•Which is characterized by hardening of the arteries,
arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis? Which by a fatty deposit inside
the blood vessels?
•Can you name the 7 major risk factors for cardiovascular disease
and the 3 other contributing risk factors?
•Is LDL the “good” or the “bad” cholesterol?
•What are the risk factors for cardiovascular disease that you CAN
control?
•What are some of the things that you can do to help lower your
risk for cardiovascular disease?
•When is blood pressure too high (above what numbers)?
•What is the name of the cardiovascular disease that occurs when
blood flow is cut off from the brain?
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Prevention of CVD Review

Questions:

  • (^) Which is characterized by hardening of the arteries, arteriosclerosis or atherosclerosis? Which by a fatty deposit inside the blood vessels?
  • (^) Can you name the 7 major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and the 3 other contributing risk factors?
  • (^) Is LDL the “good” or the “bad” cholesterol?
  • (^) What are the risk factors for cardiovascular disease that you CAN control?
  • (^) What are some of the things that you can do to help lower your risk for cardiovascular disease?
  • (^) When is blood pressure too high (above what numbers)?
  • (^) What is the name of the cardiovascular disease that occurs when blood flow is cut off from the brain?

CANCER

Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Half of all men and one-third of all women in the US will develop cancer during their lifetimes. Most common is skin cancer, lung has highest death rate, prostate most common in men, breast in women Risk Factors – smoking, lack of exercise, unhealthy diet, radiation, chemicals, infectious diseases, exposure to sun rays.

Cancer Most Common – pg. 347 Men Women Prostate Breast Lung Lung Colon/rectum Colon/rectum Bladder Uterine Lymphoma Ovarian Kidney Lymphoma Leukemia Melanoma Skin most common in men and women

Metastasis

© 2014 Pearson Education, Inc.

The Transformation of a normal cell

to a cancer cell pg. 345

  1. Carcinogen enters a normal cell and damages the DNA
  2. The damaged ______________produces abnormal cancer cells
  3. The cancer cells divide rapidly and produce additional cancer cells.

Tumors

  • (^) Benign tumor- non-______________ tumors that do NOT spread to other parts of the body
  • (^) Malignant tumor- cancerous tumors that do spread to other parts of the body * Metastasis= when cancer cells travel to other parts of the body where they begin to grow and replace normal tissue

ABCD Test for Melanoma

  • (^) A – Asymmetry: Is one half unlike the other?
  • (^) B – Border Irregularity: Does it have an uneven, scalloped edge rather than a clearly defined border?
  • (^) C – Color variation: Is the __________ uniform, or does it vary, from tan to brown to black, or from white to red to blue?
  • (^) D – Diameter larger than ¼ inch: is it larger than a ____________eraser?
  • (^) Write this: Remember UVA – aging _______________ – burning Tanning beds use UVA rays and penetrate the skin 3x’s deeper than the sun
  • (^) Leading cause of cancer deaths in women 25-

Tips for Preventing Cancer

  1. Stop smoking and second hand smoke, CHEWING tobacco
  2. Control weight (fat)
  3. High-________________, low-fat diet with a variety of plant foods. Antioxidants
  4. Drink only in moderation.

Diet

  • (^) Most important behavior in controlling risk for cancer
  • (^) High fat diet linked to a variety of cancers as well as diet high in smoked, cure foods
  • (^) Diet high in ________________- decreases risk

Antioxidants

  • (^) Compounds found in out diet and manufactured by the body, most important are vitamin _______,C, and A (beta carotene)
  • (^) The oxygen we breathe in is metabolized into toxic compounds called free radicals, which damage virtually every cell in our body.
  • (^) Antioxidants _____________--- the formation of free radicals
  • (^) Food sources: citrus, broccoli, strawberries, potatoes, nuts, squash, leafy greens, beet, apricots, peaches, cantaloupes, blueberries, cinnamon