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The American Cancer Society estimates that what percentage of new cancer cases could have been prevented or detected earlier if patients knew their relative risk and took proactive measures, such as regular screenings?
 
  A) 25
  B) 50
  C) 75
  D) 100


Knowing your own relative risk
 
  A) allows complete prevention of cancer.
  B) reveals no real preventable factors for developing cancer.
  C) allows you to take a proactive stance against cancer.
  D) provides no meaningful information.


Relative risk describes
 
  A) how high your cancer risk is depending on your heredity.
  B) a measure of risk between known information and a particular disorder.
  C) a description of your family's history with cancer.
  D) None of the answers is correct.


All of the following are modifiable risk factors for cancer EXCEPT
 
  A) heavy drinking.
  B) ethnicity.
  C) smoking.
  D) obesity.


Benign tumors are
 
  A) cancerous.
  B) malignant.
  C) completely harmless.
  D) usually harmless.
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I'm seriously surprised that you found the answers... What's your secret?!
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