Cancer - Multiple Choice Test

A benign tumour
1. is a good tumour that usually stays in the same place
2. is a tumour in which dangerous cells spread very quickly
3. affects only brain cells
4. reproduces in a dangerous way
Malignant tumours
1. can destroy healthy cells
2. alawys spread to many parts of the body
3. are not as dangerous as benign tumours
4. never metasize
Leukemia
1. is a cancer that affects the blood
2. is limited to certain age groups
3. is a type of brain cancer
4. is never detected early
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that
1. is most common among older men
2. is most common among women
3. is most common among younger men
4. is most common among children
About a quarter of all female cancer victims are diagnosed with
1. breast cancer
2. blood cancer
3. bone cancer
4. prostate cancer
Scientists do not really know
1. why cancer cells start to grow
2. which different types of cancer there are
3. when cancer can be treated
4. why the environment causes cancer
In order to prevent skin cancer you should
1. protect your body from damaging sun rays
2. eat more fruits and vegetables
3. have your blood tested every year
4. stop smoking
In cancer surgery
1. bad tissue is removed from your body
2. you are always given a blood transfusion
3. good cells are never removed
4. a pathologist examines your blood
Chemotherapy is used if
1. other organs have been infected by cancer cells
2. a person can't be operated on
3. the tumour is too large
4. cancer cells stay in one place
During cancer treatment
1. side effects are likely to occur
2. all patients have stomach problems
3. there are no side effects
4. the disease disappears slowly
The most common form of cancer worldwide is
1. lung cancer
2. leukemia
3. bone cancer
4. skin cancer
Most cancer deaths occur
1. in low and middle income countries
2. in developed countries
3. in Europe
4. in the world's wealthiest countries