World Cancer Day Quiz

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    Which of these is not a type of cancer?

    • Carcinoma
    • Sarcoma
    • Ataxia
    • Melanoma
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Are you ready to try this World Cancer Day quiz? Celebrated on the 4th of February each year, World Cancer Day focuses on the prevention of millions of deaths every year by providing education and making people aware of cancer. This special day is an initiative by Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). In this quiz, we will try to test your knowledge about cancer, and you will also get a chance to educate yourself about cancer. All the best.

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  • 2. 

    Which of these is the right way or effort to prevent cancer?

    • Avoiding tobacco, alcohol consumption 

    • Eating healthy diet

    • Getting regular medical care

    • All of these

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  • 3. 

    Which of these can be a cause of cancer?

    • Obesity

    • Smoking

    • Drinking alcohol

    • All of these

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  • 4. 

    Name the process that causes cancer cells to spread to other body parts.

    • Metamorphosis

    • Metastasis

    • Addition

    • Astrocytomas

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  • 5. 

    Which cancer starts in the tissue of the bone marrow that forms the blood?

    • Leukemia

    • Adenocarcinoma

    • Melanoma

    • Germ Cell Tumor

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  • 6. 

    Which of these is a difference between normal cells and cancer cells?

    • Unlike normal cells, cancer cells can grow without any signals telling them to grow.

    • Unlike normal cells, cancer cells are ten times larger and brown in color.

    • Unlike normal cells, cancer cells can manipulate the immune system to hide.

    • Both A & C statements are correct.

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  • 7. 

    Which of these cancers starts in the lower or base layer of the epidermis?

    • Basal cell carcinoma

    • Adenocarcinoma

    • Brain tumor

    • None of these

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  • 8. 

    Which of these statements is true about cancer?

    • People who sweat the most and are below the age of 25 are at the most risk of getting cancer.

    • Usually, the body eliminates cells that have damaged DNA before they can turn cancerous.

    • Cancer is new to the world, and the first person to die from cancer died in 1991.

    • Each person's cancer shows a completely similar combination of genetic changes.

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  • 9. 

    What's another term for transitional cell carcinoma?

    • Adrenocortical cancer

    • Hyperplasia

    • Urothelial carcinoma

    • None of these

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  • 10. 

    Hyperplasia or dysplasia, which tissue change certainly leads to cancer between the two?

    • Hyperplasia

    • Dysplasia

    • Both hyperplasia and dysplasia will definitely lead to cancer.

    • It's not fixed. Both hyperplasia and dysplasia may or may not lead to cancer.

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