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Cancer Myths
Interactive questions and answers
Question 1
• There is evidence that Mobile phones can
give you brain cancer
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
B = FALSE
So far, most studies have found no sufficient
evidence to link mobile phones use and
brain cancer.
Question 2
•
What % of the general public says that cancer
is a national health priority?
A.
B.
C.
D.
17 %
35%
76%
90%
Answer C = 76%
Question 3
• Cancer can be caused by a knock or a
bruise
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. IN SOME CASES
B = FALSE
Cancer Research UK survey, up to 40% of
the people questioned mistakenly believed
that if men bruise their testicles or women
their breasts it could trigger the disease.
But injuries such as bruises, cuts, or
broken bones cannot cause cancer.
Question 4
•
What % of cancer patients with pain are likely
to become addicted to morphine and other
strong painkillers?
A. Less than 1%
B. 11%
C. 23%
A = Less than 1%
What most people mean by this is, 'Will I become hooked and unable to
stop the morphine, even if I no longer need it for pain control?'
The answer is a definite 'No!'
Over the years, we have treated several thousand cancer patients with
morphine. We have never had trouble stopping treatment because of
'addiction'. People who need strong painkillers to control their pain do
not become addicted to their medications, and they do not usually
cause any harm
Dr Robert Twycross MA DM FRCP, Macmillan Clinical Reader in Palliative
Medicine, University of Oxford
Question 5
•
In a National Opinion Poll. How many
men and women wrongly believe that
you can catch cancer itself from
somebody who has the disease
A. 50% men
B. 30% men
C. 25% men
30% women
20% women
20% women
A = 50% men 30% women
Question 6
•
Lung cancer is just a smoker’s disease.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
B = FALSE
Although the major risk factor of lung cancer
is smoking, around one in six people with
lung cancer have never smoked
Question 7
•
How many cancers could Britons
adopting a healthy lifestyle prevent?
A.
B.
C.
D.
None
10-20% of cancers
33%
50% of all cancers
D = 50% of all cancers
Question 8
•
You have less chance of developing lung
cancer if you smoke low tar cigarettes
rather than high tar ones.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
B = FALSE.
Still exposed to over 4000 chemicals and
often these people inhale more deeply
Question 9
•
You are more likely to suffer long term
effects from drinking and have an
increased risk of developing some
cancers if you.
A. Binge drink alcohol
B. Drink alcohol every day
C. Just drink at the weekends
B = Drink alcohol every day
Question 10
•
Regularly eating meat cooked on a
charcoal grill can increase your risk for
cancer.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
A = TRUE
Question 11
•
Living in a polluted city is a greater risk
for lung cancer than smoking a pack of
cigarettes a day
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
B = FALSE
Question 12
•
What are the main risk factors for cancer
of the Bowel
A.
B.
C.
D.
Smoking and diet
Smoking and Obesity
Alcohol, obesity, family history, diet
Family history, diet and obesity
C = Alcohol, obesity, family history, diet
Question 13
•
What are the main risk factors for oral cancers
A. Smoking, Alcohol, poor diet / nutrition
B. Smoking and alcohol
C. Smoking, diet / nutrition
A = Smoking, Alcohol, poor diet / nutrition
Question 14
•
Over 99% of cervical cancers are caused
by exposure to a virus
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
A = TRUE- Human Papillomavirus
HPV the facts RCN 2006 TYPES 16 AND 18 cause 70% of
cancers the other types cause around 30%.
There is a new vaccine for 12 and 13 year olds with a
catch up programme for older girls
Question 15
•
How many children under the age of 15
develops cancer?
A. 1 in 500
B. 1 in 1000
C. 1 in 1500
A = 1 in 500 (CRUK)
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