Find information about heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other chronic diseases
Chronic Disease Information
About two-thirds of all deaths in the U.S. are due to chronic disease. The most common of these are heart disease, cancer, stroke, lung disease and diabetes. Use the links below for more information or learn more in the eLearning course, Introduction to Chronic Disease.
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Chronic Disease Links
- Heart Disease, CDC Spanish
- Heart Disease Health Center, MedMD
- Heart Disease, Mayo Clinic
- Heart Disease Symptoms
- Coronary Artery Disease (MedlinePlus) Spanish
- Symptoms of a Heart Attack and Stroke (American Heart Association)
- Women’s Heart Attack Symptoms are Different from Men’s
- Heart Valve Diseases
- Stroke (MedlinePlus) Spanish
- Heart Infection / Endocarditis (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
Cool Tools
- Video: Heart and Circulatory System: How They Work (Mayo Clinic)
- Video: Coronary Artery Disease (Medline Plus)
- Video: Heart Attack: “Act in Time” and “Know the Warning Signs” (NIH Senior Health)
- Quiz: What is your risk for heart disease? (Washington University)
- Quiz: What is your risk for stroke? (Washington University)
Medline Plus (most available in Spanish)
- Heart Attack
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Angina
- Echocardiogram
- Coronary Angiogram and Angioplasty
- Echocardiography Stress Test
- Cancer (Medline Plus) Spanish
- Cancer Basics (American Cancer Society)
- Cancer (Mayo Clinic)
- Cancer Health Center (WebMD)
- Tumor Biology Series (at the bottom of the page) at Emory University’s Cancer Quest
- Cancer by Type (National Comprehensive Cancer Network)
- Cancer Treatment Guidelines (NCCN)
- Life with Cancer (NCCN)
Treatment
Cool Tools
- Quiz: What is your Sun Safety IQ? (American Cancer Society)
- Quiz: What is your cancer risk? Find out for breast, cervical, colon, kidney, lung, prostate and others (Washington University)
MedlinePlus (most available in Spanish)
- Prostate Cancer — What Is It?
- Lung Cancer
- Colon Cancer
- Breast Cancer
- Chemotherapy
- Prostate Cancer – Radiation Therapy
- Colon Cancer Surgery (see the Treatment section)
- Diabetes (Mayo Clinic)
- Type I
- Type 2
- Prediabetes
- Diabetes Health Center (WebMD)
- Type 1
- Type 2
- Prediabetes
- Diabetes (MedlinePlus) Spanish
- Type 1
- Type 2
- Am I at risk for Type 2 Diabetes? National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse Spanish
- Small Steps. Big Rewards. Prevent type 2 Diabetes Campaign
- Publications, National Diabetes Education Program
- American Diabetes Association Spanish
- Diabetes Myths
- Diabetic Diet
Diabetes Complications
- Foot Care (American Diabetes Association)
- Complications
- Diabetic Eye Problems (MedlinePlus) Spanish
- Diabetic Foot (MedlinePlus) Spanish
Cool Tools
- Quiz: Diabetes Risk: Check Your Risk for Diabetes (American Diabetes Association)
- Video: Know Your Diabetes ABCs (NIH Senior Health)
- Video: Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
- Video: Lona Brown “Native Americans and Diabetes” (NIH Senior Health
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- COPD (MedlinePlus) Spanish
- Bronchitis Spanish
- Emphysema Spanish
- Breathing Problems Spanish
- Video: Gas Exchange (how the lungs work)
- What is COPD? (National Institute of Health)
- COPD Overview (National Jewish Health)
- Living with COPD (WebMD)
- Emphysema (Mayo Clinic)
- LearnAboutCOPD.org (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH)
- 11 Breathing Tips for People with COPD
- COPD in Espanol: Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica (CDC)
Cool Tools
- Gas exchange in the lungs
- Video: What is COPD? (NIH Senior Health)
- Video: Diagnosing COPD (NIH Senior Health)
- Video: COPD Risk Factors (NIH Senior Health)
- Video: Learn More About COPD (NIH Senior Health)
Mental Illness
- Depression Booklet (National Institute of Mental Health) Spanish
- Depression Publications (National Institute of Mental Health)
- Depression (Easy to Read)
- Men and Depression Spanish
- Real Men and Depression (Easy to Read) Spanish
- Depression in Women
- Teen Depression
- Older Adults and Depression
- Depression in Older Adults (Fact Sheet)
- Coping With Chronic Illnesses and Depression (WebMD)
Anxiety
- Anxiety Disorders (National Institute of Mental Health) Spanish
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (National Institute of Mental Health)
Videos and Tutorials
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- “One Woman’s Experience with Depression” (Peggy Templeman story) (NIH Senior Health)