Radon 100: Principles of Oncology: Cancer Statistics

Question 1

Please see the image. Why do you think death rate for lung&Bronchus was an increasing trend?

Accepted Answer

More and more men were increasingly smoking & poor prognosis

Question 2

Stage IV means

Accepted Answer

distant spread - other organs

Question 3

Usually four stage such as I-IV

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What do you mean by a total number of cancer deaths avoided?

Accepted Answer

no. of cancer deaths for that year is less than the estimate

Question 5

Stage II means

Accepted Answer

the disease spread is somewhere between I & III

Question 6

Look at the image. Why do you think prostate cancer incidence spiked between late 80-mid 90s

Accepted Answer

PSA screening test was introduced

Question 7

There are two methods of reporting the data for cancer

Accepted Answer

both 1 and 2

Question 8

In 2012 4 big cancers amount 50% and 35% of all cancer incidence for 2015

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

The lifetime probability of developing cancer for women from 2008-2010 is

Accepted Answer

1in 3

Question 10

In recent years, cancer survival rate increased

Accepted Answer

True

Question 11

Stage I is usually localized means

Accepted Answer

confined to the area where the cancer started

Question 12

The lifetime probability of developing cancer for men from 2008-2010 is

Accepted Answer

1 in 2

Question 13

Which cancer is in the number 1 spot for 2018 estimate of new cases of cancer by ACS?

Accepted Answer

Breast

Question 14

What is the probable cause for the increase of lung cancer deaths for women (see image)?

Accepted Answer

feminism on the rise & women increasingly smoking

Question 15

How would you use cancer statistics?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 16

Which cancer is in the number 1 spot for cancer deaths estimated for 2018?

Accepted Answer

Lung and Bronchus

Questions 16