Cancer Prevention Quiz

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Question 1 of 5
  1. An estimated 1.9 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the United States in 2022. What percentage of cancer diagnoses in the U.S. are the result of preventable causes?
    1. 7 percent
    2. 18 percent
    3. 26 percent
    4. 31 percent
    5. 40 percent
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Question 2 of 5
  1. What are the top three modifiable risk factors for developing cancer?
    1. Tobacco use, excess body weight, alcohol intake
    2. Tobacco use, sun/UV exposure, alcohol use
    3. Tobacco use, cancer-causing pathogens, physical inactivity
    4. Tobacco use, sun/UV exposure, excess body weight
    5. Tobacco use, physical inactivity, sun/UV exposure
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Question 3 of 5
  1. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking cigarettes is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths a year in the U.S. How many different types of cancer (including lung cancer) are linked to tobacco use?
    1. 7
    2. 11
    3. 18
    4. 23
    5. 35
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Question 4 of 5
  1. The most recent estimate is that 13 percent of all new cancer cases diagnosed worldwide in 2018 were attributable to persistent infection with pathogens. What are the most common cancer-causing pathogens?
    1. Helicobacter pylori
    2. Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
    3. Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
    4. Human papilloma virus (HPV)
    5. All of the above
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Question 5 of 5
  1. Changing or modifying certain behaviors can reduce your risk for developing cancer. Which of the following lifestyle modifications can reduce your risk of cancer?
    1. Stay physically active
    2. Limit consumption of red meat and processed foods
    3. Maintain a healthy (lean) weight
    4. Limit alcohol consumption
    5. All of the above
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Question #1: An estimated 1.9 million new cases of cancer were diagnosed in the United States in 2022. What percentage of cancer diagnoses in the U.S. are the result of preventable causes?
Answer: 40 percent
Researchers estimate that more than 40 percent of the cancer cases diagnosed in the United States and nearly half of all deaths from cancer are caused by potentially avoidable cancer risk factors.
Question #2: What are the top three modifiable risk factors for developing cancer?
Answer: Tobacco use, excess body weight, alcohol intake
Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and deaths from cancer in the United States and worldwide. Researchers estimate that 7.8 percent of all cancer cases diagnosed in the United States are related to excess body weight. Researchers estimate that alcohol consumption is responsible for 5.6 percent of cancer cases diagnosed in the United States.
Question #3: According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, smoking cigarettes is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths a year in the U.S. How many different types of cancer (including lung cancer) are linked to tobacco use?
Answer: 18
Smoking is linked to 17 different types of cancer in addition to lung cancer. Even individuals who smoke fewer than one cigarette per day over their lifetime have a higher risk of death than nonsmokers. Fortunately, quitting smoking at any age can reduce the risk of getting cancer and dying from cancer.
Question #4: The most recent estimate is that 13 percent of all new cancer cases diagnosed worldwide are attributable to persistent infection with pathogens. What are the most common cancer-causing pathogens?
Answer: All of the above
There are strategies available to eliminate, treat, or prevent infection with Helicobacter pylori, Hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human papillomavirus (HPV) that can significantly lower an individual's risks for developing an infection-related cancer. It is important to note that these strategies are not effective at treating infection-related cancers once they develop.
Question #5: Changing or modifying certain behaviors can reduce your risk for developing cancer. Which of the following lifestyle modifications can reduce your risk of cancer?
Answer: All of the above (Stay physically active, Limit consumption of red meat and processed foods, Maintain a healthy weight, Limit alcohol consumption)
Many modifiable lifestyle factors increase a person's risk of developing cancer and can also increase risk of cancer recurrence and reduce survival time following cancer.
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