U.S. Centers for Disease control and prevention statistics Flashcards
1
Q
Disease causing the most deaths overall
A
Heart disease
2
Q
Cancer with the highest mortality
A
Lung cancer
3
Q
Cancer with the highest mortality in males and females
A
lung cancer
4
Q
most common cause of death in adolescents
A
motor vehicle crashes
5
Q
most common cancer in females
A
breast cancer
6
Q
most common cancer in males
A
prostate cancer
7
Q
most common type of cancer overall (males/females)
A
skin cancer
8
Q
most common type of skin cancer (males/females)
A
basal cell cancer
9
Q
skin cancer with the highest mortality
A
melanoma
10
Q
gynecological cancer most common
A
uterine
