Common Noncommunicable Diseases Answers

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Both skin and lung cancer are classified as carcinomas. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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T
B
F
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__________ treats cancer by removing it.

A
Chemotherapy
B
Immunotherapy
C
Surgery
D
Hormones
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Cervical cancer can result from a sexually transmitted disease, such as chlamydia. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

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

A
T
B
F
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Cancers that affect supportive or connective tissue are classified as __________.

A
carcinomas
B
leukemias
C
lymphomas
D
sarcomas
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Cancer affecting bone marrow or blood is called __________.

A
carcinoma
B
leukemia
C
lymphoma
D
sarcoma
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Hormone therapy reduces the interaction of hormones with __________.

A
healthy cells
B
antigens
C
vaccines
D
cancer cells
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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
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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
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Unprotected sex, resulting in specific sexually transmitted diseases, may increase the risk of developing certain types of cancers. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
T
B
F

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