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Chapter 1 Epidemiology, Prevention, and Health Promotion
1. Cancer epidemiology is defined as the study of the:
A. rates of cancer occurrence in a population
B. number of deaths from cancer in a given time period
C. distribution and determinants of cancer in a population
D. most common types of new cancer cases diagnosed each year
- Answer: 1. Answer: C
Rationale: Cancer epidemiology is defined as the study of the
distribution and determinants of cancer in population groups.
The rates of cancer occurrence in a population indicates the
incidence of cancer, usually reported for a given period of time.
Number of deaths is the mortality rates for cancers over a given
period of time.
,2. Which of the following types of cancers have an increasing
annual incidence trend in the United States?
A. breast and ovary
B. lung and prostate
C. stomach and larynx
D. kidney and pancreas - Answer: Answer: D
Rationale: Cancer incidence rates have been decreasing or
stable from 2005 to 2014 for cancers of the breast, ovary, lung,
prostate, stomach, and larynx. However, during this timeframe,
annual cancer incidence has been increasing for cancers of the
kidney and pancreas, as well as for melanoma, and cancers of
the thyroid, liver, and bile duct.
3. There are 15.5 million patients with cancer living as survivors
in the United States. A statistical breakdown of cancer survivors
reveals:
A. Almost 60% of survivors are age 65 years or older.
B. African Americans have higher relative survival rates than
whites.
C. The greatest increase in five-year survival rates is for cases of
lung cancer.
,D. Relative survival rates decreased for patients with chronic
myeloid leukemia. - Answer: Answer: A
Rationale: According to the American Cancer Society, as of
January 1, 2016, 59% of cancer survivors are 65 years of age or
older. African Americans do not have higher relative survival
rates than whites; they have higher death rates for most
cancers. Five-year survival rates have not increased for lung
cancer; it is among the cancers with the lowest survival rates
(18%), along with liver cancer (18%), and cancer of the pancreas
(5%). Relative survival rates for patients with chronic myeloid
leukemia have not decreased, rather they have increased from
22% in the mid-1970s to 68% in 2013.
4. Which of these findings is accurate about disparities in cancer
epidemiology among different ethnic groups in the United
States?
A. Asians/Pacific Islanders have the highest incidence and death
rates of all groups for kidney cancer.
B. African American men are more than twice as likely as white
men to die from prostate cancer.
C. White women have higher mortality rates for breast cancer
than African American women.
D. Hispanic/Latina women have the lowest incidence rate for
cervical cancer but the highest death rate. - Answer: Answer: B
, Rationale: For prostate cancer, African American men have the
highest incidence and mortality rates as compared with other
ethnic groups in the U.S and are more than twice as likely as
white men to die from prostate cancer. Asians/Pacific Islanders
have the highest incidence and death rates of all groups for
cancers of the liver and stomach, not kidney cancer. While white
women have had the highest incidence rate for breast cancer,
African American women have the highest mortality rate from
breast cancer. Hispanic/Latina women have the highest
incidence rate for cervical cancer, but the highest mortality rate
is seen among African American women.
5. Tobacco cessation is an important focus of education about
cancer prevention in the United States because:
A. Smokeless tobacco products are an approved alternative to
cigarettes.
B. Adults with a college degree are most likely to use tobacco
products.
C. Tobacco use is the greatest modifiable risk factor for cancer.
D. Smoking prevalence has increased in the past ten years. -
Answer: Answer: C
Rationale: Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of
UPDATE VERIFIED QUESTIONS &
DETAILED EXPLANATIONS GRADED
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Professional Academic Assistance Services
Chapter 1 Epidemiology, Prevention, and Health Promotion
1. Cancer epidemiology is defined as the study of the:
A. rates of cancer occurrence in a population
B. number of deaths from cancer in a given time period
C. distribution and determinants of cancer in a population
D. most common types of new cancer cases diagnosed each year
- Answer: 1. Answer: C
Rationale: Cancer epidemiology is defined as the study of the
distribution and determinants of cancer in population groups.
The rates of cancer occurrence in a population indicates the
incidence of cancer, usually reported for a given period of time.
Number of deaths is the mortality rates for cancers over a given
period of time.
,2. Which of the following types of cancers have an increasing
annual incidence trend in the United States?
A. breast and ovary
B. lung and prostate
C. stomach and larynx
D. kidney and pancreas - Answer: Answer: D
Rationale: Cancer incidence rates have been decreasing or
stable from 2005 to 2014 for cancers of the breast, ovary, lung,
prostate, stomach, and larynx. However, during this timeframe,
annual cancer incidence has been increasing for cancers of the
kidney and pancreas, as well as for melanoma, and cancers of
the thyroid, liver, and bile duct.
3. There are 15.5 million patients with cancer living as survivors
in the United States. A statistical breakdown of cancer survivors
reveals:
A. Almost 60% of survivors are age 65 years or older.
B. African Americans have higher relative survival rates than
whites.
C. The greatest increase in five-year survival rates is for cases of
lung cancer.
,D. Relative survival rates decreased for patients with chronic
myeloid leukemia. - Answer: Answer: A
Rationale: According to the American Cancer Society, as of
January 1, 2016, 59% of cancer survivors are 65 years of age or
older. African Americans do not have higher relative survival
rates than whites; they have higher death rates for most
cancers. Five-year survival rates have not increased for lung
cancer; it is among the cancers with the lowest survival rates
(18%), along with liver cancer (18%), and cancer of the pancreas
(5%). Relative survival rates for patients with chronic myeloid
leukemia have not decreased, rather they have increased from
22% in the mid-1970s to 68% in 2013.
4. Which of these findings is accurate about disparities in cancer
epidemiology among different ethnic groups in the United
States?
A. Asians/Pacific Islanders have the highest incidence and death
rates of all groups for kidney cancer.
B. African American men are more than twice as likely as white
men to die from prostate cancer.
C. White women have higher mortality rates for breast cancer
than African American women.
D. Hispanic/Latina women have the lowest incidence rate for
cervical cancer but the highest death rate. - Answer: Answer: B
, Rationale: For prostate cancer, African American men have the
highest incidence and mortality rates as compared with other
ethnic groups in the U.S and are more than twice as likely as
white men to die from prostate cancer. Asians/Pacific Islanders
have the highest incidence and death rates of all groups for
cancers of the liver and stomach, not kidney cancer. While white
women have had the highest incidence rate for breast cancer,
African American women have the highest mortality rate from
breast cancer. Hispanic/Latina women have the highest
incidence rate for cervical cancer, but the highest mortality rate
is seen among African American women.
5. Tobacco cessation is an important focus of education about
cancer prevention in the United States because:
A. Smokeless tobacco products are an approved alternative to
cigarettes.
B. Adults with a college degree are most likely to use tobacco
products.
C. Tobacco use is the greatest modifiable risk factor for cancer.
D. Smoking prevalence has increased in the past ten years. -
Answer: Answer: C
Rationale: Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of
