Cancer Answers

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3

__________ treats cancer by removing it.

A
Chemotherapy
B
Immunotherapy
C
Surgery
D
Hormones
6

Hair loss is a side effect of which of the following types of cancer treatment?

A
hormone therapy and surgery
B
surgery and radiation
C
chemotherapy and immunotherapy
D
chemotherapy and radiation
9

Which of the following would most likely increase the risk of getting pancreatic cancer?

A
sleeping eight hours a night
B
exercising four times a week
C
eating a high-fat diet
D
eating a low-fat diet
10

Which behavior is most likely to increase your chance of developing a cancer?

A
spending too many hours in the sun
B
eating too many vegetables
C
sleeping too much
D
taking vitamins
11

Chlamydia can increase a woman's risk for developing __________.

A
prostate cancer
B
colon cancer
C
cervical cancer
D
lung cancer
12

Hormone therapy reduces the interaction of hormones with __________.

A
healthy cells
B
antigens
C
vaccines
D
cancer cells
13

Lymphomas are types of cancers that affect __________.

A
the immune system
B
the nervous system
C
cognition and reasoning
D
eyesight
14

Agents that increase the likelihood of developing cancer are called carcinogens. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
T
B
F
15

Cancers that affect epithelial tissues are called __________.

A
carcinomas
B
leukemias
C
lymphomas
D
sarcomas

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