State whether the following statement is true or false:
High blood pressure and cancer have mostly external causes and are generally caused by infectious agents.

(FALSE) The statement is $False$.
High blood pressure and cancer are classified as non-communicable or chronic diseases.
$1$. High blood pressure is often caused by genetic factors,lifestyle choices (such as diet,lack of exercise,and stress),and age,rather than by infectious agents like bacteria or viruses.
$2$. Cancer is primarily caused by genetic mutations,environmental factors (such as carcinogens or radiation),and lifestyle factors,not by infectious agents (though some viruses can increase the risk of specific cancers,they are not the primary cause for most cases).
Therefore,these diseases are not caused by infectious agents.