The main diseases that threaten human health in today's society are () A. Infectious diseases B. Diabetes C. Cardiovascular diseases and cancer D. Heredity.

A, infectious diseases are a kind of diseases caused by pathogens, which can spread between organisms. They are infectious and epidemic, threatening human health, but they can be cured by treatment, so they are not the main factors threatening human health, so they do not meet the question.

B, diabetes is caused by insufficient insulin secretion, which can be treated by injecting insulin, so it is not the main factor threatening human health.

C cardiovascular diseases refer to arteriosclerosis, hypertension, coronary heart disease, myocarditis, congenital heart disease, etc. These diseases are difficult to cure; Cancer cannot be cured, so it meets the problem.

D. Hereditary diseases refer to diseases caused by genetic material changes or controlled by pathogenic genes. Hereditary diseases refer to diseases that are completely or partially determined by genetic factors, often congenital or acquired. Such as congenital stupidity, polydactyly, congenital deafness, hemophilia, etc. These hereditary diseases are completely determined by genetic factors, which appear at a certain time after birth, and sometimes it takes several years, ten years or even decades to become obvious.

So choose: C.