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1. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines a Class A carcinogen material as one that causes cancer in humans. Which of these is NOT a Class A carcinogen?
2. According to the World Health Organization, as of 2000, approximately what fraction of the world population over the age of 15 smokes?
3. According to the American Medical Association, there are approximately 440,000 premature deaths caused by smoking in the U.S. annually. The related economic loss is estimated to be $157 billion annually. (True/False) "Cigarette smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States."
4. The "Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health" was a milestone in publicly and officially linking smoking to cancer and other serious diseases. Luther Terry, MD, was Surgeon General of the U.S. at the time. In which year was this published?
5. (True/False) Wayne McLaren and David McLean are both "Marlboro Men" who both died from lung cancer.
6. Tobacco companies spent $9.6 billion in 2000 to advertise their products. This is up 42% from two years prior at the time of the tobacco settlement. Why, according to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids, was the largest part of that increase seen in marketing at retail stores?
7. Besides lung cancer, other cancers are more common in smokers than non-smokers. Which of these cancers is NOT more likely to occur in smokers than in non-smokers?
8. COPD, or "Smoker's Lung", begins from the ages 35-45. The lung function starts to decline at that age for all people, but at a rate of about 3 times the normal rate for smokers than for non-smokers. The symptoms of COPD are increased breathlessness when climbing up steps or inclines. In the late stages, extreme breathlessness and eventual suffocation lead to death. Approximately what percentage of people who die from COPD are smokers?
9. The association between smoking and cancer is well documented. Which of these maladies is NOT linked to smoking?
10. (True/false) It has been shown that smoking can shave approximately 7-8 years off a person's life expectancy, on the average.
11. If the mother of a baby smokes, the baby is twice as likely to be premature, have low birth weight, suffer from inflammation of the middle ear, and even suffer from nicotine addiction before birth. (True/False) Children of smokers are twice as likely to suffer from crib death.
12. Approximately how many years does it take for someone who quits smoking to decrease to having about the same chance of developing lung cancer as a non-smoker?
13. Aside from the risk of lung cancer, which of these has NOT been positively linked to secondhand smoke?
14. Which of these is a benefit of quitting smoking?
15. (True/False) The best strategy for quitting smoking is to taper off slowly, until you completely quit.
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