4. Non-communicable diseases

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Dr Alex Lathbridge guides you through the most important GCSE Biology facts, with a few jokes thrown in too. In this fourth episode of our series all about organisation of animals and plants, Dr Alex Lathbridge breaks down the key facts about diseases - including cardiovascular diseases of the heart and possible treatments available, and he introduces the differences between communicable and non-communicable diseases. Dr Alex also discusses how cancer develops from uncontrolled cellular division. Take a look on the BBC Bitesize website to find out more about this topic, with revision notes, quizzes and exam-style questions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zsncsrd/revision/8 , https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z9dhjty/revision/1 and https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zcqs2nb/revision/10 Combined science AQA Synergy AQA Trilogy Edexcel Eduqas OCR 21st Century OCR Gateway Single science AQA Edexcel Eduqas OCR 21st Century OCR Gateway