NOTE SHEET
Cancer
 

1.   What disease is the leading cause of death in America?  What disease is the second leading cause?

2. Define "cancer."

 
3.  True or false:  All tumors are cancerous.
 

4 What is the difference between a benign tumor and a cancerous (malignant) tumor?

5.  Define metastasis.

6. Of the 4 main types of cancerous cells (carcinomas, sarcomas, lymphomas, leukemias), which is:
    -the most common type
    -the ones that form in supportive tissue cells
    -the ones that develop in the lymph nodes and the immune system
    -the ones that develop in the bone marrow

7.    True or false:  Breast cancer is the number one cancer killer of women.

8.   What type of cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women?

9.  Research indicates that ____% of all cancer may be prevented by simple changes in lifestyle.
 
10.  What is the number one risk factor for lung cancer?

11.  What is the number one risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

12.  What is the primary reason people continue to smoke?

13.  Approximately ONE in ____ Americans smoke.

14.  True or false: Most e-cigarettes (vapes) don't contain nicotine.

15.  True or false:  A woman's lifetime risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime dropped during the years1975-2022.

16.  What are the two components of the American College OB-GYN's recommendation for a personal program for early detection of breast cancer?

17.  What is the relationship between alcohol consumption and breast cancer?

18.   What is the most common form of cancer in men in the 15 to 35 age group?

19.    True or False:  Skin cancer is the most common cancer of all when cases of the highly curable form are included in the count.

20.   What is the main cause of skin cancer?

21.  Melanoma usually appears in a _____.

22.  List and explain the "A, B, C, D, E"s of melanoma.

23. What are 5 lifestyle strategies you could choose to reduce your risk of cancer.