# Major Diseases — the big four of chronic illness

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Slides: 13
Updated: 2026-05-15T22:19:39.090Z
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## Summary

Cardiovascular disease — ischemic heart disease, stroke, hypertensive complications — claims roughly 17 million lives every year, more than any other cause of death worldwide. Key sections include: MAJOR DISEASES.; The #1 killer on the planet.; How a vessel fails.; When cells forget to stop dividing.; The six hallmarks of cancer.; Five sites, most deaths.; The metabolic epidemic.; The slow unraveling of a mind.; A circuit loses its dopamine.; One root, many trees..

## Slide Outline

1. MAJOR DISEASES.
2. The #1 killer on the planet.
3. How a vessel fails.
4. When cells forget to stop dividing.
5. The six hallmarks of cancer.
6. Five sites, most deaths.
7. The metabolic epidemic.
8. The slow unraveling of a mind.
9. A circuit loses its dopamine.
10. One root, many trees.
11. What you do every day.
12. A different medicine than ten years ago.
13. Read more, watch more.

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