MEDICINE MCQ
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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No, because cancer is not contagious.
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No, because cancer is not always fatal.
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Yes, because millions of people have cancer.
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Yes, because people all over the world have cancer.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Incidence worldwide The four most common cancers occurring worldwide are female breast, lung, bowel and prostate cancers. These four account for more than four in ten of all cancers diagnosed worldwide. Worldwide there will be 28 million new cases of cancer each year by 2040.
Detailed explanation-2: -Estimated numbers of new cancer cases and deaths in 2022 (In 2022, there will be an estimated 1.9 million new cancer cases diagnosed and 609, 360 cancer deaths in the United States.)
Detailed explanation-3: -Cancer is a disease caused when cells divide uncontrollably and spread into surrounding tissues. Cancer is caused by changes to DNA.
Detailed explanation-4: -Worldwide, tobacco use is the single greatest avoidable risk factor for cancer mortality and kills more than 8 million people each year, from cancer and other diseases. Nearly 80% of the 1.1 billion smokers in the world live in low-and middle-income countries.