- Each year more people die of lung cancer than of breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer combined.
True
False
- Risk factors for lung cancer include which of the following?
Smoking cigarettes and cigars
Exposure to tobacco smoke
Exposure to radiation to the chest area
Exposure to asbestos, radon, and arsenic
All of the above
- Which of the following are common symptoms of lung cancer?
A cough that doesn’t go away, difficulty breathing, or bloody mucus from the lungs.
Lumps on the skin of the chest
Difficulty swallowing or loss of voice
- All lung cancer is the same.
True
False
- Lung cancer is contagious.
True
False
- There are few treatment options for non-small cell lung cancer.
True
False
- Small cell lung cancer is rarely diagnosed in those who have never smoked.
True
False
- Treatments for small cell lung cancer are the same as for non-small cell lung cancer.
True
False
- What percentage of lung cancer deaths are caused by cigarette smoking?
65
73
87
95
- Huntsman Cancer Institute offers tobacco cessation resources.
True
False
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