1. How many cases of invasive cervical cancer were expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. in 2015?
A. 12,900
B. 10,200
C. 9,200
D. 29,2000
2. How many women in the U.S. were expected to die from cervical cancer in 2015?
2. How many women in the U.S. were expected to die from cervical cancer in 2015?
A. 5,600
B. 8,300
C. 4,100
D. 12,400
3. Over the last 30 years, the cervical cancer death rate has gone down by more than 50%.
3. Over the last 30 years, the cervical cancer death rate has gone down by more than 50%.
True or false?
4. Cervical cancer tends to occur in midlife.
True or false?
5. In the U.S., which women are most likely to get cervical cancer?
A. Hispanic
B. African American
C. Asian
D. White
6. Which of these are risk factors for cervical cancer?
6. Which of these are risk factors for cervical cancer?
A. Human papilloma virus infection (HPV)
B. Immunosuppression
C. Smoking
D. Chlamydia infection
E. Diet low in fruits and vegetables
F. Being overweight
G. Long-term use of oral contraceptives
H. Poverty
7. HPV vaccines can protect against 90% of cervical cancers.
7. HPV vaccines can protect against 90% of cervical cancers.
True or false?
8. Women with early cervical cancers and pre-cancers usually have no symptoms.
8. Women with early cervical cancers and pre-cancers usually have no symptoms.
True or false?
9. Did the American Cancer Society play a role in the development of the PAP test?
9. Did the American Cancer Society play a role in the development of the PAP test?
Yes or no?
10. When cervical cancer is diagnosed early, when it has not spread, the 5-year survival rate is 91%. What percentage of patients is diagnosed when the cancer is localized?
10. When cervical cancer is diagnosed early, when it has not spread, the 5-year survival rate is 91%. What percentage of patients is diagnosed when the cancer is localized?
A. 28%
B. 37%
C. 47%
D. 56%
11. The American Cancer Society no longer recommends that women get a Pap test every year.
11. The American Cancer Society no longer recommends that women get a Pap test every year.
True or false?
12. To get the most out of the HPV vaccine, a woman should get it before she has any type of sexual contact with another person.
12. To get the most out of the HPV vaccine, a woman should get it before she has any type of sexual contact with another person.
True or false?
1.A.
ReplyDelete2.C.
3True
4.True
5.A.
6.A.C.E.
7.false
8.True
9.Yes
10.56%
11.True
12.True
Fabulous! The only corrections are #6 and #10.
ReplyDelete6. All of them are risk factors for cervical cancer. There are some additional ones, as well.
10. C. 47%. Cervical cancer is more often diagnosed at a localized stage in whites (48%) than in blacks (39%) and in women younger than 50 years of age (59%) than in women 50 or older (33%). Five-year survival rates for regional and distant stage disease are 57% and 16%, respectively.