Biology: Cancer
Test Quiz
1. Which of the following best describes cancer as a disease?
a. Transmitted by insects
b. Caused by infected water
c. Uncontrolled cell growth
d. Treated with antibiotics
e. Transmitted through the air
2. How are cancers usually named?
a. After the scientist who discovered it
b. After the place in the body where it starts
c. After the drug that is used to fight it
d. All of the above
e. None of the Above
3. Which of the following cancers is only found in men?
a. Breast Cancer
b. Leukemia
c. Lung cancer
d. Melanoma
e. Prostate cancer
4. Which of the following cancers is often caused by smoking?
a. Breast Cancer
b. Leukemia
c. Lung cancer
d. Melanoma
e. Prostate cancer
5. Which of the following cancers is a cancer of the blood that often starts in the bone marrow?
a. Breast Cancer
b. Leukemia
c. Lung cancer
d. Melanoma
e. Prostate cancer
6. Which of the following cancers is most common in women?
a. Breast Cancer
b. Leukemia
c. Lung cancer
d. Melanoma
e. Prostate cancer
7. Which of the following cancers is often caused by too much exposure to the Sun?
a. Breast Cancer
b. Leukemia
c. Lung cancer
d. Melanoma
e. Prostate cancer
8. What type of cancer treatment uses high energy waves to destroy cancer cells?
a. Surgery
b. Chemotherapy
c. Radiation
d.
e.
9. What type of cancer treatment uses chemicals to target cells that divide rapidly?
a. Surgery
b. Chemotherapy
c. Radiation
d.
e.
10. Which of the following is a way to reduce your risk of getting cancer?
a. Don't smoke or use tobacco
b. Exercise
c. Use sunscreen to protect your skin while outside
d. Eat fruits and vegetables
e. All of the Above
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