Cancer Awareness Months
What month is breast cancer awareness month?
October
What is the most frequent type of cancer in women?
Breast cancer
What color is the breast cancer ribbon?
Pink
Cancer accounts for 1 in _ deaths around the world
What awareness month is it currently?
Pancreatic, lung, stomach, and carcinoid cancer awareness month!
What is the most frequent type of cancer overall?
Lung cancer
Liver, lymphoma, and gall bladder
What type of animal is immune to cancer?
Naked mole rat!
What month represents the most types of cancer?
Cigarettes/tobacco
What cancer has an orange ribbon?
Kidney cancer or leukemia
Ancient Egypt (1600 BC)
August is what cancer awareness month?
Trick question! Nothing!
What percentage of cancer in the US are diagnosed in people ages 55 and older?
80%
Yellow/gold
Where does the word cancer come from?
The Latin word for "crab" (just like the zodiac sign for cancer!)
June is what cancer awareness month?
National cancer survivor month
How many types of cancer and subcancer are there?
Around 200
What ribbon color represents all cancers?
Lavender (purple)
9.6 million