Cancer Epidemiology Flashcards
1
Q
Top 5 most common in men
A
Prostate Lung Colon/Rectum Bladder Melanoma
2
Q
Top 5 most common women
A
Breast Lung Colon/Rectum Uterine Corpus Thyroid
3
Q
Top 5 most deadly in men.
A
Lung Prostate Colon/rectum Pancreas Liver/Intrahepatic Bile Duct
4
Q
Top 5 most deadly in women.
A
Lung Breast Colon Pancreas Ovary
5
Q
Lifetime probability of developing cancer.
A
men – 1 in 2
women – 1 in 3
6
Q
Race with the highest incidence rate of cancer?
A
African American
7
Q
Most common cancer for white vs black women
A
white – breast
black – colon/rectal
8
Q
Top 5 most common cancers in children
A
Leukemia Brain/other NS Soft Tissue Tumors Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Kidney and Renal Pelvis
9
Q
Top 5 most commonly fatal cancers in children
A
Brain/other NS Leukemia Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Soft tissue tumors Bones and Joints