Cancer Q&As
Today in class you will need to answer these questions in order to play the game on
Wednesday! Also, by the end of class today, you will hand in your worksheet on Cancer in
the 7th period bin.
- Ms. Quinones
QUESTION 1
Q) You can call the American Cancer Society’s National Cancer
Information Center at this number free of charge to learn more about
cancer?
ANSWER: # 1
ANSWER:
1‐800‐ACS‐2345 or 1‐800‐227‐2345
QUESTION # 2
Q) What is the name for more
than 100 different diseases in
which abnormal cells divide
without order or control?
ANSWER # 2
Answer:
Cancer
Question# 3
Q) YOU NEED 150 MINUTES OF THIS TYPE OF PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY PER WEEK?
Answer:
Answer #3
Moderate
intensity
QUESTION # 4
Q) TUMORS THAT ARE CANCER ARE CALLED WHAT?
ANSWER # 4
Answer:
Malignant
Question # 5
Q) At what age and for who is colon cancer screening is
recommended?
Answer # 5
Answer:
Men and
women ages
50 and older
◦ Q) It is important to eat at
least this amount of fruits and
vegetables everyday to stay
healthy and prevent cancer?
Question # 6
Answer:
2½
cups
Answer #6
QUESTION #7
Q) 78% of
cancers are
diagnosed in
people this
age or older
ANSWER # 7
Answer:
55 years
Q)
Tobacco has
been linked to
what kind of
cancer?
Answer:
ANSWER # 8
Lung
cancer
QUESTION #
9
• Q) A growth from a mucous
membrane that can benign or
malignant commonly found in
organs such as the rectum, the
uterus, and the nose.
Answer:
ANSWER # 9
Polyp
QUESTION
# 10
• Q) What is the screening test
used to find cervical cancer
in women?
Answer:
ANSWER # 10
Pap Test
Question #11
Q) What is the name of the
group of more than 100
related viruses of which 40
have been linked to
cervical cancer?
Answer # 11
Answer:
HPV
QUESTION # 12
Q) 1 out of 5 of all cancer‐related deaths of cancer deaths are contributed
by these factors?
Answer:
ANSWER #
12
Obesity and
overweight
QUESTION #13
Q) How often
does a woman
at high risk for
breast cancer
have testing?
ANSWER # 13
Answer:
Every year
QUESTION # 14
Q) This unavoidable factor that is a
risk for breast and cervical cancer.
Answer #
14
Answer:
Being Female
Question #15
Q) Why is it important for
people to eat well, exercise
and get cancer screenings?
Answer:
Answer #
15
Stay Healthy. You
are Important to
your Family and
Friends
QUESTION # 16
Q) Why doesn’t the American
Cancer Society recommend liver,
kidney, ovarian, stomach,
gallbladder, and uterine screening?
Answer:
Answer #
16
There are no accurate
tests at this time
Q) WHAT CAN
YOU DO TO
DECREASE YOUR
RISK OF
DEVELOPING
CANCER?
QUESTION #17
ANSWER # 17
Answer:
Make Healthy Choices. (Eat healthy Native foods, stay
tobacco free, avoid alcohol, exercise, and have
recommended screening tests).
QUESTION # 18
Q)
Recent evidence has
confirmed that this
test offers substantial
benefit for women in
their 40s.
Answer:
ANSWER #18
Mammograms
• Q) The American Cancer Society
Question # 19
does not currently recommend
this screening test for men at
this time?
Answer:
ANSWER # 19
PSA
QUESTION
#20
• Q) . FLEXIBLE SIGMOIDOSCOPY,
COLONOSCOPY, FECAL OCCULT BLOOD
TEST ARE SOME THE SCREENING TEST
THAT CAN DETECT THIS TYPE OF CANCER?
ANSWER#
20
Answer:
Colon Cancer
QUESTION # 21
Q) Getting
screening test for
cancer in order to
find it in its
beginning stages is
called?
Answer:
ANSWER # 21
Early Detection,
it can save lives
QUESTION # 22
Q) MELANOMA AND NON‐MELANOMA ARE THE
TWO MAIN TYPES OF THIS CANCER?
Answer:
Answer # 22
Skin Cancer
Question # 23
Q) A tumor that is
not cancerous is
called what kind of
tumor?
Answer # 23
Answer:
Benign
Question #
24
Q) What
procedure is
often the
first step in
treating a
cancer?
Answer # 24
Answer:
Surgery
Question #
25
Q) This localized cancer treatment
uses high‐energy rays or locally
implanted radiation to kill the
cancer cells. What is this type of
treatment called?
Answer # 25
ANSWER:
RADIATION
QUESTION # 26
Q) This systemic treatment of cancer with anticancer
drugs or chemical agents is called what?
ANSWER # 26
Answer:
Chemotherapy
Question # 27
• Q) . A
cancer diagnosis is made by
looking at a sample of tissue
under a microscope. Taking a
sample of tissues is called a what?
Answer # 27
ANSWER:
BIOPSY
QUESTION # 28
Q) Describes
how far the
cancer has
spread from
the primary site
to other parts
of the body
Answer:
Answer #
28
Stage of
Cancer
QUESTION # 29
• Q) Researchers are looking for new
types of cancer treatments and
better methods of early
detection. All of these things give
us what for the future?
ANSWER # 29
Answer:
Hope
Q) .A substance or agent that is known to
cause cancer is called what?
Answer # 30
Answer:
Carcinogen
Question #
31
Q) The basic
unit or building
block of human
tissue is called
a what?
Answer:
Answer # 31
Cell