Exam 12: Global Epidemiology of Cancer

Screening has been effective in curbing the mortality from all cancers listed below except

Discuss gender differences in cause-specific cancer mortality.

Colorectal cancer mortality has been decreasing among US women since about:

Linoleic acid, an n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid prominent in the US diet has been found to promote tumor growth and development.

In the general population, approximately 90% of lung cancers are attributable to cigarette smoking.

What form of cancer shows the greatest increase in mortality in US women since 1950?

In developing countries, liver cancer ranks second in causing death from cancer due to relatively high exposure to all of the agents listed below except:

Discuss the public health impact of tobacco addiction.

What form of cancer causes the most deaths among women in developing countries?

Discuss the role of diet in cancer development.

Discuss the role of infectious agents in cancer development.

The leading cause of cancer death among US women is breast cancer.

Women in developing countries have the greatest risk of dying from what form of cancer?

Across all age groups, cancer currently ranks third behind cardiovascular diseases and infectious diseases as a leading cause of global death.

Discuss important time trends in annual cancer mortality rates during the last century in US men.

What type of polyunsaturated fat has been linked to tumor development?

Approximately what percentage of cancer patients die from their disease in underdeveloped countries without effective cancer prevention and treatment services?

Secondary screening includes consideration of which of the following factors?

Approximately what percentage of cancer patients die from their disease in developed countries with effective cancer prevention and treatment services?

In developed countries, approximately what percentage of cancer mortality is attributable to chronic infection?