The fight against lung cancer (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Lung cancer ranking in UK
Lung cancer ranking in UK
Second most common type of cancer
Main cause of lung cancer cases
Main cause of lung cancer cases
Smoking or exposure to passive smoking
Lung cancer symptom: type of cough
Lung cancer symptom: type of cough
Persistent cough that doesn't go away
First diagnostic test for suspected lung cancer
First diagnostic test for suspected lung cancer
CT scan
Three main lung cancer treatments
Three main lung cancer treatments
Surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy
What surgery removes in lung cancer
What surgery removes in lung cancer
Tumour from affected lung tissue
Radiotherapy purpose in lung cancer
Radiotherapy purpose in lung cancer
Shrink tumour & prevent spreading
Why chemotherapy causes side effects
Why chemotherapy causes side effects
Affects healthy cells as well as cancer cells
Year TV cigarette ads banned
Year TV cigarette ads banned
1965
Year public workplace smoking banned in England
Year public workplace smoking banned in England
2007
Legal age to buy tobacco from 2007
Legal age to buy tobacco from 2007
18 years old
Year smoking banned in cars with under-18s
Year smoking banned in cars with under-18s
2015
2016 cigarette packaging law
2016 cigarette packaging law
Standardised green packs with graphic warnings
5 key lung cancer symptoms
5 key lung cancer symptoms
Cough, blood, breathless, weight loss, chest infections