M6 13-005 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What is the single most important lifestyle change needed to help prevent cancer? | Smoking |
What percentage of lung cancer patients are smokers? | 90% |
What types of cancers does smoking increase the risk of? | Bladder, kidney, mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, pancreas, uterus, and cervix. |
Smokeless tobacco increases the risk of what types of cancers? | Cancer of the mouth, larynx., pharynx, and esophagus. |
A diet high in ____ and low in ____ can reduce risk of of colorectal and other cancers. | fiber and fat |
To help prevent cancer, the National Cancer Institute recommends how many servings of fruits and vegetables daily? | 5 |
Obesity is a risk factor for what types of cancers? | Breasts, prostate, gallbladder, ovarian, and uterine cancers. |
Sunlight or tanning booth exposure, especially for the fair-skinned easily-sunburned person, increases risk for what? | Skin cancer |
Heavy, frequent use of alcohol consumption may contribute to what types of cancer? | Oral, laryngeal, throat, esophageal and liver cancer. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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). |
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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