Cancer Risk Quiz: Do You Know the Red Flags?

1. Which of the following is the leading modifiable risk factor for cancer mortality worldwide?

Tobacco use

Obesity

Alcohol consumption

UV radiation exposure

2. Excessive alcohol consumption is most strongly associated with increased risk of which cancer type?

Breast and colorectal cancer

Lung and pancreatic cancer

Skin and ovarian cancer

Prostate and bladder cancer

3. True or False: Obesity increases cancer risk only in postmenopausal women.

True

False

4. Which human papillomavirus (HPV) types are most strongly linked to cervical cancer?

HPV-16 and HPV-18

HPV-1 and HPV-2

HPV-6 and HPV-11

HPV-31 and HPV-33

5. Chronic hepatitis B and C infections primarily increase the risk of which cancer?

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Gastric cancer

Cholangiocarcinoma

6. Which of the following BRCA gene mutations carries the highest lifetime risk for breast cancer?

BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations

TP53 mutations

PTEN mutations

Lynch syndrome mismatch repair genes

7. Prolonged exposure to asbestos primarily increases risk for which malignancy?

Mesothelioma

Adenocarcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma

Small cell carcinoma

8. True or False: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women increases breast cancer risk.

True

False

9. Which dietary pattern is most strongly associated with reduced colorectal cancer risk?

High fiber, plant-based diet

High red meat consumption

High processed food intake

High saturated fat diet

10. Radon gas exposure in homes is most strongly linked to which cancer type?

Lung cancer

Leukemia

Thyroid cancer

Bone cancer

11. Chronic inflammation from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) increases risk for which malignancy?

Colorectal cancer

Gastric cancer

Pancreatic cancer

Hepatocellular carcinoma

12. Which of the following occupational exposures is linked to bladder cancer?

Aromatic amines in dye and rubber industries

Silica dust in mining

Pesticide exposure in agriculture

Formaldehyde in construction

13. True or False: Physical inactivity is an independent risk factor for multiple cancer types.

True

False

14. Estrogen-receptor positive breast cancers are most commonly associated with which hormonal factor?

Early menarche and late menopause

Multiple pregnancies before age 20

Breastfeeding for extended periods

Early menopause and multiparity

15. Which infectious agent is most strongly associated with nasopharyngeal cancer in endemic regions?

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Herpes simplex virus (HSV)

Cancer Risk Quiz: Do You Know the Red Flags?

1. Which of the following is the leading modifiable risk factor for cancer mortality worldwide?

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2. Excessive alcohol consumption is most strongly associated with increased risk of which cancer type?

3. True or False: Obesity increases cancer risk only in postmenopausal women.

4. Which human papillomavirus (HPV) types are most strongly linked to cervical cancer?

5. Chronic hepatitis B and C infections primarily increase the risk of which cancer?

6. Which of the following BRCA gene mutations carries the highest lifetime risk for breast cancer?

7. Prolonged exposure to asbestos primarily increases risk for which malignancy?

8. True or False: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in postmenopausal women increases breast cancer risk.

9. Which dietary pattern is most strongly associated with reduced colorectal cancer risk?

10. Radon gas exposure in homes is most strongly linked to which cancer type?

11. Chronic inflammation from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) increases risk for which malignancy?

12. Which of the following occupational exposures is linked to bladder cancer?

13. True or False: Physical inactivity is an independent risk factor for multiple cancer types.

14. Estrogen-receptor positive breast cancers are most commonly associated with which hormonal factor?

15. Which infectious agent is most strongly associated with nasopharyngeal cancer in endemic regions?