KPER 1200 Midterm #2 Exam Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025/2026
in 2013 what was the #1 ranked thing that killed us? - Answers cancer
what does all-cause mortality mean? - Answers death by any cause (cancer, heart attack, stroke,
etc)
what was the nurses' health study? - Answers -a prospective study that began in 1976 and is still
continuing today
-meant to determine what factors influence womens health
-also to determine long term health effects of using the pill
In the physical activity and mortality: a prospective study among women, what did they find? -
Answers -women who engaged in physical activity were at a lower risk of all-cause mortality
-as levels of physical activity increased, the risk of all cause mortality decreased (dose response
relationship)
-risk of all-cause mortality decreased by approximately 20-30% as activity levels increased
what did a systematic review (2008) about physical activity and mortality find? - Answers
engaging in physical activity reduced the risk of all-cause mortality by 33%
how many Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime? - Answers
nearly 1 in 2 (roughly 50%)
how many Canadians are expected to die from cancer? - Answers 1 in 4 (about 25%)
what is the most common type of cancer? - Answers lung cancer
what type of cancer has the worst survival rates? - Answers pancreatic cancer
after being diagnosed with cancer how many are expected to be alive in 5 years? - Answers 60%
how could PA help cancer? - Answers 1. pre-cancer
-PA could prevent a cancer diagnosis
2. post-cancer
-PA could help people surive and thrive after a cancer diagnosis
what is the second most common type of cancer? - Answers colon cancer
Colon Cancer: meta-analysis. what did they do and what did they find? - Answers -meta analysis
of 52 studies
, -found that people who were physically active had a 24% lower risk of developing colon cancer
than those who were not physically active
-similar effects in both males and females
what might affect if PA helps prevent cancer or not? - Answers the type of cancer
what are some mechanisms that could explain why PA could prevent cancer? - Answers -weight
management
-reduced insulin resistance
-reduced estrogen and testosterone
-improved immune function
-reduced colon transity time
what types of cancer could PA help? - Answers colon, breast, prostate, endometrium (uterus)
and lung
what is metastases? - Answers when a cancer reoccurs or spreads to other organs
define cancer - Answers diseases with processes associated with uncontrolled, abnormal cell
growth and proliferation
what can cancers be cause by? - Answers -internal factors: heredity, immune dysfunction,
abnormal metabolism, etc
-external factors: lifestyle, behaviours, pollution, radiation exposure
what was the second leading cause of death in the US in 2009? - Answers cancer
according to the American Cancer Society what are the most common types of cancer in both
men and women? - Answers 1. lung and bronchus
2. prostate and breast
3. colon and rectum
what does incidence mean? - Answers new cases of cancer
what does prevalence mean? - Answers existing cases of cancer
what are some modifiable factors affecting cancer? - Answers -physical inactivity
-obesity
-tobacco use
in 2013 what was the #1 ranked thing that killed us? - Answers cancer
what does all-cause mortality mean? - Answers death by any cause (cancer, heart attack, stroke,
etc)
what was the nurses' health study? - Answers -a prospective study that began in 1976 and is still
continuing today
-meant to determine what factors influence womens health
-also to determine long term health effects of using the pill
In the physical activity and mortality: a prospective study among women, what did they find? -
Answers -women who engaged in physical activity were at a lower risk of all-cause mortality
-as levels of physical activity increased, the risk of all cause mortality decreased (dose response
relationship)
-risk of all-cause mortality decreased by approximately 20-30% as activity levels increased
what did a systematic review (2008) about physical activity and mortality find? - Answers
engaging in physical activity reduced the risk of all-cause mortality by 33%
how many Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime? - Answers
nearly 1 in 2 (roughly 50%)
how many Canadians are expected to die from cancer? - Answers 1 in 4 (about 25%)
what is the most common type of cancer? - Answers lung cancer
what type of cancer has the worst survival rates? - Answers pancreatic cancer
after being diagnosed with cancer how many are expected to be alive in 5 years? - Answers 60%
how could PA help cancer? - Answers 1. pre-cancer
-PA could prevent a cancer diagnosis
2. post-cancer
-PA could help people surive and thrive after a cancer diagnosis
what is the second most common type of cancer? - Answers colon cancer
Colon Cancer: meta-analysis. what did they do and what did they find? - Answers -meta analysis
of 52 studies
, -found that people who were physically active had a 24% lower risk of developing colon cancer
than those who were not physically active
-similar effects in both males and females
what might affect if PA helps prevent cancer or not? - Answers the type of cancer
what are some mechanisms that could explain why PA could prevent cancer? - Answers -weight
management
-reduced insulin resistance
-reduced estrogen and testosterone
-improved immune function
-reduced colon transity time
what types of cancer could PA help? - Answers colon, breast, prostate, endometrium (uterus)
and lung
what is metastases? - Answers when a cancer reoccurs or spreads to other organs
define cancer - Answers diseases with processes associated with uncontrolled, abnormal cell
growth and proliferation
what can cancers be cause by? - Answers -internal factors: heredity, immune dysfunction,
abnormal metabolism, etc
-external factors: lifestyle, behaviours, pollution, radiation exposure
what was the second leading cause of death in the US in 2009? - Answers cancer
according to the American Cancer Society what are the most common types of cancer in both
men and women? - Answers 1. lung and bronchus
2. prostate and breast
3. colon and rectum
what does incidence mean? - Answers new cases of cancer
what does prevalence mean? - Answers existing cases of cancer
what are some modifiable factors affecting cancer? - Answers -physical inactivity
-obesity
-tobacco use
