    
A Cancer QuizA cancer quiz that may surprise you!
Some common comments about cancer...
- Cancer...it's always been with us and always
will be...
- Only people who are genetically disposed will
get cancer...
- Dealing with cancer is better left to the
experts...
- Cancer rates are up because we are doing a
better job of detecting it...
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How much do we really know about this disease?
Test your IQ with this quiz:
Q: What percent of breast
cancers are genetically related?
a) 5-10% b) 20-30% c) 50-60% d) 70-80%
Q: What is the leading cancer
killer of American women?
a) breast b) uterine c) ovarian d) lung
Q: The National Cancer
Institute, a governmental agency, works on cancer information, treatment and prevention.
What percent of NCI's budget is officially devoted to cancer prevention?
a) 5-10% b) 20-30% c) 50-60% d) 70-80%
Q: Who said: "The
consistent and insidious increases in breast cancer in the U.S. appear to be real -- not
artifacts of improved screening, diagnosis, classification or record keeping."?
a) Ms. Magazine b) Greenpeace c) The National
Cancer Institute
Q: Who said we've lost the war
on cancer?
a) George McGovern b) The National Cancer
Institute c) Gordon Dernal d) Stanford President Donald Kennedy
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