PAL Exam PALS Exam Questions & Correct Solutions| 2025
The acronym CAUTION is used as indicators for what? - (answers)Cancer, diabetes and other
health threats
what are tumors that are confined? - (answers)benign
Cancer that spreads throughout the entire body if not treated is called ____________. -
(answers)malignant
Tumor of epithelial cells is called __________. - (answers)carcinoma (e.g., skin and lungs)
tumours in glands are called _____________. - (answers)adenocarcinoma (e.g., breast)
tumours in bones, muscles, connective tissue and blood - (answers)sarcoma
What are the prevalence rates of Cancer? - (answers)- 1 in 2 men will have cancer.
- 1 in 3 women will have cancer.
Top 4 Cancers - (answers)1. lung
2. prostate/breast
3. colon/rectal
4. pancreatic
Top 3 Cancers in university students. - (answers)1. skin
2. ovary
3. uterus
Among women, what is the most prevalent cancer and the cancer responsible for most causes of
death? - (answers)1) breast cancer
2) lung cancer
, Spouses of smokers? - (answers)are at 30% greater risk of of lung cancer than spouses of non-
smokers
Prevalence rate of lung cancer? - (answers)rates have dropped in the last decade but rates among
youth and young adults are starting to rise.
the most common cancer in men? - (answers)prostate
Testing for prostate cancer? - (answers)- prostate specific antigen (PSA) test
- digital rectal probe
Tumor in inner wall of uterus - (answers)endometrial cancer
Risk factors of cervical cancer. - (answers)- HPV
- sex at an early age
- many partners
- history of smoking
risk factors of endometrial cancer. - (answers)- early period
- late menopause
- infertility
- obesity
Prevalence rate of skin cancer? - (answers)4% of men and 4% of women
what types of cancer is curable? - (answers)squamous and basal
What type of cancer is deadly if not treated early. - (answers)melanoma
skin cancer is _____ times more frequent in ______ people. - (answers)10, white people
The acronym CAUTION is used as indicators for what? - (answers)Cancer, diabetes and other
health threats
what are tumors that are confined? - (answers)benign
Cancer that spreads throughout the entire body if not treated is called ____________. -
(answers)malignant
Tumor of epithelial cells is called __________. - (answers)carcinoma (e.g., skin and lungs)
tumours in glands are called _____________. - (answers)adenocarcinoma (e.g., breast)
tumours in bones, muscles, connective tissue and blood - (answers)sarcoma
What are the prevalence rates of Cancer? - (answers)- 1 in 2 men will have cancer.
- 1 in 3 women will have cancer.
Top 4 Cancers - (answers)1. lung
2. prostate/breast
3. colon/rectal
4. pancreatic
Top 3 Cancers in university students. - (answers)1. skin
2. ovary
3. uterus
Among women, what is the most prevalent cancer and the cancer responsible for most causes of
death? - (answers)1) breast cancer
2) lung cancer
, Spouses of smokers? - (answers)are at 30% greater risk of of lung cancer than spouses of non-
smokers
Prevalence rate of lung cancer? - (answers)rates have dropped in the last decade but rates among
youth and young adults are starting to rise.
the most common cancer in men? - (answers)prostate
Testing for prostate cancer? - (answers)- prostate specific antigen (PSA) test
- digital rectal probe
Tumor in inner wall of uterus - (answers)endometrial cancer
Risk factors of cervical cancer. - (answers)- HPV
- sex at an early age
- many partners
- history of smoking
risk factors of endometrial cancer. - (answers)- early period
- late menopause
- infertility
- obesity
Prevalence rate of skin cancer? - (answers)4% of men and 4% of women
what types of cancer is curable? - (answers)squamous and basal
What type of cancer is deadly if not treated early. - (answers)melanoma
skin cancer is _____ times more frequent in ______ people. - (answers)10, white people
