Chapter 28 Lung Cancer

Chapter 28  Lung Cancer

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What percentage of all cancer deaths are related to lung cancer?
a.
less than 10%
b.
about 30%
c.
about 50%
d.
more than 60%

ANS: B
In the United States, approximately 28% of cancer deaths are due to lung cancer.

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2. Which of the following comments regarding lung cancer is TRUE?
a.
The incidence has risen over the past few decades.
b.
It is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.
c.
The peak incidence occurred in the mid-1970s.
d.
Incidence has increased in women 40 to 58 years of age.

ANS: A
The frequency of lung cancer deaths peaked in 1984 and declined until the end of the 1990’s and has leveled off since. In 2010 there were 187,000 cancer deaths.

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3. Approximately what percentage of all lung cancer is linked to smoking?
a.
55%
b.
70%
c.
85%
d.
100%

ANS: C
Eighty-five percent to 90% of individuals with lung cancer have had direct exposure to tobacco.

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4. In what age group has smoking NOT been seen to decrease recently?
a.
18 to 24 years
b.
25 to 40 years
c.
45 to 60 years
d.
older than 70 years

ANS: A
A decrease in smoking has not been observed among adults 18 to 24 years of age.

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5. What age group has been targeted by tobacco companies as a primary source of new customers?
a.
teenagers
b.
women aged 21 to 35 years
c.
men aged 21 to 35 years
d.
men and women over 50 years of age

ANS: A
In the context that a person who has not started smoking as a teenager is unlikely to ever become a smoker, the tobacco industry has focused on young people and developing countries as the primary sources of new customers.

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