Common Noncommunicable Diseases Answers

Both skin and lung cancer are classified as carcinomas. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

__________ treats cancer by removing it. A. Chemotherapy B. Immunotherapy C. Surgery D. Hormones Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Cervical cancer can result from a sexually transmitted disease, such as chlamydia. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Agents that increase the likelihood of developing cancer are called carcinogens. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Cancers that affect supportive or connective tissue are classified as __________. A. carcinomas B. leukemias C. lymphomas D. sarcomas Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Cancer affecting bone marrow or blood is called __________. A. carcinoma B. leukemia C. lymphoma D. sarcoma Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Hormone therapy reduces the interaction of hormones with __________. A. healthy cells B. antigens C. vaccines D. cancer cells Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of the following would most likely increase the risk of getting pancreatic cancer? A. sleeping eight hours a night B. exercising four times a week C. eating a high-fat diet D. eating a low-fat diet Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which behavior is most likely to increase your chance of developing a cancer? A. spending too many hours in the sun B. eating too many vegetables C. sleeping too much D. taking vitamins Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

Unprotected sex, resulting in specific sexually transmitted diseases, may increase the risk of developing certain types of cancers. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.