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Cancer.... All The Many Kinds Trivia Quiz

Most all of us have been affected by cancer. How much do you know about this complex disease?

A multiple-choice quiz by MommyPanda. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
MommyPanda

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
53,251

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
3143

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: colbymanram (5/15), Guest 172 (10/15), Guest 98 (5/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. Oral cancer makes up only 3 percent of all cancers. Cancer is most often diagnosed in which part of the mouth? Hint

gums

tongue

cheeks

lips

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Question 2 of 15

2. Which cancer is three times more common in men than in women? Hint

Throat Cancer

Skin Cancer

Lung Cancer

Bladder Cancer

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Question 3 of 15

3. Smoking cigarettes is the cause for what percent of all cancers in America annually? Hint

20 percent

30 percent

95 percent

50 percent

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Question 4 of 15

4. What cancer did a patient already have, if he or she were taking the drug Tamoxifen? Hint

Prostate Cancer

Breast Cancer

Colon Cancer

Leukemia

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Question 5 of 15

5. If a patient were asking the doctor to do a PSA test on him, what cancer is that checking for? Hint

Pancreatic Cancer

Penile Cancer

Prostate Cancer

Polycystile Cancer

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Question 6 of 15

6. A protein called CA-125 is given off when a patient has what cancer? Hint

Prostate Cancer

Stomach Cancer

Kidney Cancer

Ovarian Cancer

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Question 7 of 15

7. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in which age group? Hint

15-30

48-60

25-45

65-85

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Question 8 of 15

8. Katie Couric of NBC's 'Today Show' is a huge advocate for the screening of what type of cancer? Hint

Colon Cancer

Breast Cancer

Uterine Cancer

Skin Cancer

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Question 9 of 15

9. 79 percent of all cancer occur in people in what age range? Hint

28-55

55 and older

80 and older

under 5

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Question 10 of 15

10. Yes or No. Is leukemia a cancer of the red blood cells?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 11 of 15

11. Hodgkins Lymphoma is usually found in what kind of patients? Hint

Adolescents

Women

Babies

Elderly

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Question 12 of 15

12. Wilms Tumor is a kind of cancer that is often diagnosed in very young children and babies. What does this cancer affect? Hint

blood

bones

brain

kidneys

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Question 13 of 15

13. A sigmoidoscope is an instrument used to check what part of the body for cancer? Hint

brain

colon

breast

ears

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Question 14 of 15

14. The most common type of skin cancer is what? Hint

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Actinic Keratosis

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Dermaloma

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Question 15 of 15

15. Someone needing a bone marrow transplant has what type of cancer? Hint

Myeloma

Hodgkins Lymphoma

Any of these

Leukemia

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Oral cancer makes up only 3 percent of all cancers. Cancer is most often diagnosed in which part of the mouth?

Answer: tongue

The tongue usually is the start of oral cancer There are white spots or bumps that show first. It then spreads to those other spots mentioned, the cheeks, lips and gums.

2. Which cancer is three times more common in men than in women?

Answer: Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is commonly linked to alcohol consumption and using tobacco.

3. Smoking cigarettes is the cause for what percent of all cancers in America annually?

Answer: 30 percent

30 percent of ALL CANCERS are linked to smoking cigarettes. Lung cancer is the most common cancer that has been linked to cigarettes.

4. What cancer did a patient already have, if he or she were taking the drug Tamoxifen?

Answer: Breast Cancer

Tamoxifen is a drug given to women who have already had breast cancer. It is a preventative medication that helps stop the disease from starting again.

5. If a patient were asking the doctor to do a PSA test on him, what cancer is that checking for?

Answer: Prostate Cancer

PSA stands for Prostate Specific Antigen, and it is a simple blood test that checks the levels of the protein given off by the prostate. Abnormally high levels can mean cancer of the prostate.

6. A protein called CA-125 is given off when a patient has what cancer?

Answer: Ovarian Cancer

7. Testicular cancer is the most common cancer in which age group?

Answer: 15-30

Testicular cancer is almost always found in very young men. It is highly treatable if found quickly. Men with undescended testicles are at higher risk of this disease.

8. Katie Couric of NBC's 'Today Show' is a huge advocate for the screening of what type of cancer?

Answer: Colon Cancer

Her husband died of colon cancer, so she has stressed the importance of having a colonoscopy to check for signs of cancer.

9. 79 percent of all cancer occur in people in what age range?

Answer: 55 and older

10. Yes or No. Is leukemia a cancer of the red blood cells?

Answer: No

Leukemia is a cancer of the WHITE blood cells.

11. Hodgkins Lymphoma is usually found in what kind of patients?

Answer: Adolescents

12. Wilms Tumor is a kind of cancer that is often diagnosed in very young children and babies. What does this cancer affect?

Answer: kidneys

13. A sigmoidoscope is an instrument used to check what part of the body for cancer?

Answer: colon

14. The most common type of skin cancer is what?

Answer: Basal Cell Carcinoma

15. Someone needing a bone marrow transplant has what type of cancer?

Answer: Any of these

Source: Author MommyPanda

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