This type of cancer may be caused by excessive sun exposure.
What is skin cancer?
100
If you get cancer, it is almost always because someone else in your family passed down the cancer gene to you.
What is a myth?
100
A single one of these contains over 4,800 chemicals, 69 of which are known to cause cancer.
What is a cigarette?
Quitting smoking is a major lifestyle change to prevent cancer.
Avoiding secondhand smoke is important for non-smokers.
100
Women should have these yearly starting at age 40. Earlier if there is a family history.
What is a mammogram?
100
A group of diseases characterized by uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells.
What is cancer?
200
This type of cancer is usually not discovered until it has spread and survival rate is extremely poor. Michael Landon and Patrick Swayze both died of this cancer
What is pancreatic cancer?
200
The survival rate is increasing dramatically for patients with leukemia.
What is a truth?
200
One of the ways skin cancer can be prevented is to:
What is:
-wear sunscreen?
-wear protective clothing?
-avoid midday sun?
200
Because cervical cancer is so slow growing, you almost guarantee not getting it if you have this test regularly.
What is a PAP smear?
200
In a group of 16 women how many are likely to get breast cancer?
What is 2?
One in eight women will get breast cancer.
300
This type of cancer kills 450 men in the United States every year
What is breast cancer?
300
Darker skinned people do not have to worry about getting skin cancer.
What is a myth?
Although people with fair are at the highest risk exposure to intense sunlight can damage all skin types and the risk of eye damage and heat stroke is the same for everyone!
300
Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables are a relatively easy lifestyle change and can reduce your risk of all cancers as well as other diseases. These vegetables pack an especially powerful punch in fighting cancer.
What are cruciferous vegetables? (Broccoli and Cauliflower)
300
It is recommended that men and women get this test starting at age 50, earlier if they are at risk, and then every 5 years after that.
What is a colonoscopy?
300
This percentage of all types of cancers are cured.
What is 50 percent?
400
This cancer is frequently referred to as the "good" cancer because it is the most treatable, usually by removing the body part.
What is thyroid cancer?
But there is no good cancer.
400
The cancer death rate has fallen 20% since 1991.
What is a truth?
400
Doing this on a regular basis can greatly reduce your risk of all cancer types.
What is exercise?
The American Cancer Society recommends exercising 30 or minutes, at least 5 days a week for cancer prevention. Exercising doesn't have to mean going to the gym to lift weights and it doesn't have to be all at one time.
400
Starting at age 50 men should talk to their doctors about this screening.
What is screening for prostate cancer?
Research has not yet proven that the potential benefits of testing outweigh the harms of testing and treatment. The American Cancer Society believes men should not be tested without learning about what we know and don’t know about the risks and possible benefits of testing and treatment.
400
In a room with 100 people how many will likely get some time of cancer?
What is 40?
About 40% of people will get cancer in their lifetimes.
500
This cancer is the deadliest cancer, killing the most people.
What is lung cancer?
It is also one of the most preventable. Over 90% of lung cancers are attributed to smoking.
500
A mammogram can cause breast cancer to spread.
What is a myth?
500
The only way these work for preventing cancer is if you do them.
What are screening tests?
500
This should be done monthly by both women and men.
What is a self exam?
Breast for women.
Testicular for men.
Men should also report any lumps or issues with breast tissue.
500
This cancer is the most common cancer affecting children.