Lung Cancer Awareness Quiz...Test Your Knowledge

How much do you know about lung cancer? Take this quiz to test your knowledge and learn more during Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

The source for this information is the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society.

1. Each year more people die of lung cancer than of breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer combined.
   
   

   True
   
   

   False
   
   
   

2. 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
   
   

   
   

3. 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
   
   

   
   

4. All lung cancer is the same.
   
   

   True
   
   

   False
   
   

   
   

5. Lung cancer is contagious.
   
   

   True
   
   

   False
   
   

   
   

6. There are few treatment options for non-small cell lung cancer.
   
   

   True
   
   

   False
   
   

   
   

7. Small cell lung cancer is rarely diagnosed in those who have never smoked.
   
   

   True
   
   

   False
   
   

   
   

8. Treatments for small cell lung cancer are the same as for non-small cell lung cancer.
   
   

   True
   
   

   False
   
   

   
   

9. What percentage of lung cancer deaths are caused by cigarette smoking?
   
   

   65
   
   

   73
   
   

   87
   
   

   95
   
   

   
   

10. Huntsman Cancer Institute offers tobacco cessation resources.
    
    

    True
    
    

    False