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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) Thank you for participating in this quiz