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Cancer Facts III Trivia Quiz

One in three of us will get cancer, unless we try to change our odds (and we can). Knowing these facts on cancer may prevent cancer or enable early detection.

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

Author
jstagamtome

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
138,272

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1310

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Epstein-Barr virus is associated with a malignancy of the jaw in Africa. What is it associated with in the United States? Hint

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

A malignancy of the jaw

Infectious Mononucleosis (mono)

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which two normal tissues tolerate radiation therapy well, making radiation an effective treatment for treating tumors in these tissues? Hint

Bone and brain

Lung and intestines

Liver and intestines

Stomach and muscle

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following is/are warning signs that a skin lesion should be checked? Hint

change in color

pain

bleeding

all of these

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Question 4 of 10

4. What year was the first U.S. Surgeon General's report issued declaring the link between smoking, lung cancer, and other cancers? Hint

1978

1952

1964

1970

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Question 5 of 10

5. Excluding skin cancers, the second most common malignancy worldwide is which one? Hint

Pancreatic cancer

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Prostate cancer

Cervical cancer

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Question 6 of 10

6. The most rapidly dividing tumor known is which of these? Hint

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)

Burkitt's lymphoma (U.S. type)

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)

Testicular Cancer

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following celebrities did not die of cancer? Hint

All of them died of cancer

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Ulysses S. Grant

Audrey Hepburn

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Question 8 of 10

8. Tobacco kills more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, and AIDS combined.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia cells actually divide more slowly than regular bone marrow cells.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Smoking marijuana is less likely to cause lung cancer than smoking cigarettes.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Epstein-Barr virus is associated with a malignancy of the jaw in Africa. What is it associated with in the United States?

Answer: Infectious Mononucleosis (mono)

The EB virus is associated with Burkitt's lymphoma in Africa and Infectious Mononucleosis in the U.S.. Burkitt's lymphoma in the U.S. involves primarily the abdomen, and has a very weak association with the virus.

2. Which two normal tissues tolerate radiation therapy well, making radiation an effective treatment for treating tumors in these tissues?

Answer: Bone and brain

The gut lining, including mouth, stomach and intestines, tolerates radiation therapy poorly, and brain and bone are minimally damaged as nearby tumors are treated.

3. Which of the following is/are warning signs that a skin lesion should be checked?

Answer: all of these

Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer, and is increasing at the rate of 4% per year. Squamous cell and basal cell are two other common types of skin cancer.

4. What year was the first U.S. Surgeon General's report issued declaring the link between smoking, lung cancer, and other cancers?

Answer: 1964

There have been two more Surgeon General reports since then, indicating very much the same thing. The first published report indicating a linkage between smoking and cancer was published in 1928.

5. Excluding skin cancers, the second most common malignancy worldwide is which one?

Answer: Cervical cancer

This is one type of cancer which is curable when detected early, and countries which have active screening programs realize a dramatic decrease in mortality from this disease.

6. The most rapidly dividing tumor known is which of these?

Answer: Burkitt's lymphoma (U.S. type)

Although the doubling time for Burkitt's cells is 24 hours (cell division occurs every 24 hours) in a culture plate, in the body the tumor cannot grow this rapidly because the growth of the necessary blood vessels cannot keep up.

7. Which of the following celebrities did not die of cancer?

Answer: All of them died of cancer

Throat cancer killed U.S. Grant, central nervous system non-Hodgkin's lymphoma killed the First Lady, and colon cancer killed Audrey Hepburn.

8. Tobacco kills more Americans each year than alcohol, cocaine, crack, heroin, homicide, suicide, car accidents, and AIDS combined.

Answer: True

Four hundred thousand deaths annually, thirty percent of all deaths.

9. Acute Myelogenous Leukemia cells actually divide more slowly than regular bone marrow cells.

Answer: True

It's true. The leukemia cells have a survival advantage, however, such as being better able to compete for nutrients.

10. Smoking marijuana is less likely to cause lung cancer than smoking cigarettes.

Answer: False

Overall, the adverse health effects on normal tissue are greater with marijuana than with tobacco.

Source: Author jstagamtome

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