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How much do you know about cancer?



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Think you know a lot about this deadly disease? When the American Cancer Society tested almost 1000 adults, the four questions below stumped many respondents (68% got the first one wrong). See how well you do.

Which of the following are true?

1. The risk of dying from cancer is increasing.

2. Your risk of lung cancer is greater if you live in a polluted city than if you smoke a pack of cigarettes a day.

3. Some injuries can cause cancer later in life.

4. Some or all of the following cause cancer: mobile phones, deodorant, antiperspirant, underwire bras.



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