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4.2 Organisation Lesson 15
Cancer and Bronchial Disease
Study this table which shows deaths from cancer and bronchial disease. Then
answer the questions which follow.
Number of
Deaths per 100,000 people per year
cigarettes
from
smoked per day
Lung
Bronchial disease
cancer
0
5
10
1 to 14
10
20
15 to 24
50
35
Over 25
200
60
1a. Draw two block graphs to show the numbers of deaths from
i.
lung cancer
ii.
bronchial disease
b. How many people per 100,000
i. die from lung cancer each year in total
ii. who smoke 1-14 cigarettes a day die of lung cancer?
iii. who smoke over 25 cigarettes per day die of bronchial disease?
c. Apart from causing diseases, what other side effects does smoking give
people?
d. Find out what passive smoking means and how it affects people.
e. Why is it hard for heavy smokers to give up smoking?
2. Read the following statements and decide which are true and which are false.
a. Gum disease kills the most people in Britain.
b. Coronary heart disease can be cured.
c. Cholesterol is a fatty substance found in sugary foods.
d. Cholesterol blocks arteries, stopping the flow of blood.
e. You can only get lung disease if you smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day.
f. Smoking increases the risk of heart disease.
g. Tar builds up in a smokers lungs.
h. It has not been proved that smoking causes cancer.
i. Bacteria act on sugar in the mouth, turning it into acid.
j. Plaque is a substance found in cigarettes.