How can access to medical technology and health care extend life expectancy? Give real examples.
Some examples:
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medical imaging technology, such as MRIs, CAT scans, or bowel screening, can help diagnose cancer or other conditions early, so that treatment can begin earlier (before the cancer has got worse), decreasing risk of mortality from cancers etc.
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immunisation: being immunised against measles/mumps/rubella, hep A, B and C, tetanus, polio etc. means that people won't catch these diseases, decreasing mortality rates.
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surgery (e.g. heart bypass surgery) and
chemotherapy decreases mortality from conditions like cardiovascular disease and cancers.
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medications such as antibiotics, blood pressure lowering medications etc. reduce mortality from CVD, infections etc.
Obviously, if people don't die of these diseases, they will live longer which extends life expectancy
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