Quiz: What Causes Cancer? Understanding Risk Factors

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1. Q1.According to this article, what is a risk factor?

   AA guarantee that a person will develop cancerBSomething that may increase a person's chances of developing cancerCA treatment that cures cancerDA test that detects cancer early

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2. Q2.According to this article, how are most cancer risk factors first identified?

   AThrough epidemiology studies that compare people who develop cancer with those who don'tBBy testing a single person's bloodCThrough media reportsDBy asking people to guess the cause

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3. Q3.According to this article, which of these is described as a risk factor that no one can change?

   ATobacco useBSun exposureCGrowing olderDAlcohol use

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4. Q4.According to this article, when do scientists become more confident that something is a cancer risk factor?

   AWhen a single study shows a linkBWhen the finding appears in the mediaCWhen many studies agree and there is a possible way the factor could cause cancerDWhen one person with the factor develops cancer

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