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Core Concepts in Health, Brief Cover Image
Core Concepts in Health Brief, 9/e
Paul M. Insel, Stanford University, School of Medicine
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University, School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

Chapter Outline


This chapter contains information about cardiovascular disease, cancer, and measures people can take to lower their risk of illness or death from the two leading causes of death in the United States.
  1. The cardiovascular system
  2. Risk factors for cardiovascular disease
  3. Major forms of cardiovascular disease
  4. Protecting yourself against cardiovascular disease
  5. What cancer is
  6. Common cancers
  7. Cancer causes--genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors
  8. Detecting, diagnosing, and treating cancer
  9. Preventing cancer








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