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What has caused cancer to become the leading cause of death in wealthy countries?
What has caused cancer to become the leading cause of death in wealthy countries?
- Better treatment and medicines for heart disease (correct)
- Lower rates of cardiovascular disease in high income countries
- An increase in smoking rates
- An increase in obesity rates
What is the trend likely to be in the future?
What is the trend likely to be in the future?
- Cancer becoming the leading cause of death worldwide (correct)
- Heart disease becoming the leading cause of death worldwide
- Cancer rates decreasing
- Cardiovascular disease rates increasing
What has caused the shift in disease trends?
What has caused the shift in disease trends?
- Better treatment and medicines for heart disease
- Lower rates of cardiovascular disease in high income countries
- An increase in smoking rates
- A transition in lifestyle (correct)
What is the primary factor contributing to the decrease in deaths from cardiovascular disease?
What is the primary factor contributing to the decrease in deaths from cardiovascular disease?
What is the primary factor contributing to the increase in cancer rates?
What is the primary factor contributing to the increase in cancer rates?
What is the primary factor contributing to the shift in disease trends?
What is the primary factor contributing to the shift in disease trends?
What is the likely outcome of this shift in disease trends?
What is the likely outcome of this shift in disease trends?
What is NOT a factor contributing to the shift in disease trends?
What is NOT a factor contributing to the shift in disease trends?
Study Notes
- Cancer is now the leading cause of death in wealthy countries, surpassing heart disease.
- This change is likely the result of better treatment and medicines for heart disease and lower rates of cardiovascular disease in high income countries.
- The trend may continue, with cancer becoming the leading cause of death worldwide later in this century.
- However, this is not because cancer rates are increasing, but that deaths from cardiovascular disease are decreasing.
- This shift in disease trends is a result of a transition in lifestyle, including a decrease in smoking rates and an increase in obesity rates.
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This quiz is about the disease trends in wealthy countries. Cancer is the leading cause of death in wealthy countries, surpassing heart disease. However, this change is likely the result of better treatment and medicines for heart disease and lower rates of cardiovascular disease in high income countries. The trend may continue, with cancer becoming the leading cause of death worldwide later in this century. However, this is not because cancer rates are increasing, but that deaths from cardiovascular disease are decreasing. This shift in disease trends is a result of a transition in lifestyle, including a decrease in smoking rates and an increase in obesity
