Exam 17: Cancer Prevention and Risks
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| What is the single most important lifestyle change needed to help prevent cancer? | Smoking
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| What percentage of lung cancer patients are smokers? | 90%
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| What types of cancers does smoking increase the risk of? | Bladder, kidney, mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, uterus, and cervix.
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| Smokeless tobacco increases the risk of what types of cancers? | Cancer of the mouth, larynx., pharynx, and esophagus.
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| A diet high in ____ and low in ____ can reduce risk of of colorectal and other cancers. | fiber and fat
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| To help prevent cancer, the National Cancer Institute recommends how many servings of fruits and vegetables daily? | 5
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| Obesity is a risk factor for what types of cancers? | Breasts, prostate, gallbladder, ovarian, and uterine cancers.
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| Sunlight or tanning booth exposure, especially for the fair-skinned easily-sunburned person, increases risk for what? | Skin cancer
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| Heavy, frequent use of alcohol consumption may contribute to what types of cancer? | Oral, laryngeal, throat, esophageal and liver cancer.
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| The American Cancer Society recommends that all men and women get a cancer-related checkup every ____ years. And from what ages? And how often afterwards? | 3.
20-40.
Once per year.
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| At age 50, both men and women should undergo which screening tests? | Yearly fecal occult (hidden) blood test with flexible sigmoidoscopy q 5 years.
Double contrast barium enema (q 5 years).
Colonoscopy (q 10 years).
CT Colonography
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| Females should undergo which types of exams? | Yearly pelvic exam with "Pap" smear beginning at age 18 or when sexually active.
Monthly breast exams.
Mammograms q 2 years after age 50.
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| Males should undergo which types of screening exams? | Monthly TSE after puberty.
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test and digital rectal exam starting at age 50 (45 in african American).
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| What are the 7 warning signs of cancer? | Changes in bowel or bladder habits.
Non-healing sore throat.
Unusual bleeding or discharge.
Thickening lump in breast elsewhere.
Indigestion or difficulty swallowing.
Obvious change in warts or moles.
Nagging cough or hoarseness.
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