Cancer Conundrums

If you thought that lung cancer was the only type of cancer smokers have an increased risk of getting, think again. See how tobacco savvy you are by taking this quiz about the different types of cancer associated with smoking.

Question 1: Which of these celebrities died of smoking-related cancer?
a) Humphrey Bogart, Nat "King" Cole, Walt Disney
b) Duke Ellington, Ulysses S. Grant, George Harrison
c) Moe Howard (of the Three Stooges), Michael Landon, John Wayne
d) All of the above

Question 2: Smoking increases the risk of which of the following types of cancer?
a) Lung, mouth, nose, throat, vocal cords, esophagus
b) Salivary glands, bladder, kidney, pancreas, colon, rectum, stomach
c) Cervix, vulva, penis, prostate, skin, leukemia
d) All of the above

Question 3: About what portion of all lung cancer cases are attributable to smoking?
a) 100%
b) 87%
c) 74%
d) 53%

Question 4: About what portion of all cancer deaths are attributable to smoking?
a) One in ten
b) One in four
c) A third
d) No way to tell

Question 5: Compared to non-smokers, smokers are:
a) 5-10 times mor elikely to get lung cancer
b) 10 times more likely to get cancer of the larynx (vocal cords)
c) 2-3 times more likely to get bladder cancer
d) All of the above

The results

The explanations

Question 1: Which of these celebrities died of smoking-related cancer?
Correct answer: All of the above
Your answer: Humphrey Bogart, Nat "King" Cole, Walt Disney Duke Ellington, Ulysses S. Grant, George Harrison Moe Howard (of the Three Stooges), Michael Landon, John Wayne All of the above you left this question blank


Question 2: Smoking increases the risk of which of the following types of cancer?
Correct answer: All of the above
Your answer: Lung, mouth, nose, throat, vocal cords, esophagus Salivary glands, bladder, kidney, pancreas, colon, rectum, stomach Cervix, vulva, penis, prostate, skin, leukemia All of the above you left this question blank


Question 3: About what portion of all lung cancer cases are attributable to smoking?
Correct answer: 87%
Your answer: 100% 87% 74% 53% you left this question blank

Explanation:

Over 115,000 American smokers die of lung cancer every year.

Question 4: About what portion of all cancer deaths are attributable to smoking?
Correct answer: A third
Your answer: One in ten One in four A third No way to tell you left this question blank

Explanation:

Epidemiologists use statistics to keep track of the rate of cancer deaths among the general population and the rate of cancer deaths among the smoking portion of the population and compare them, adjusting for demographic differences that might cause differences between the two without directly resulting from smoking.

Question 5: Compared to non-smokers, smokers are:
Correct answer: All of the above
Your answer: 5-10 times mor elikely to get lung cancer 10 times more likely to get cancer of the larynx (vocal cords) 2-3 times more likely to get bladder cancer All of the above you left this question blank

Explanation:

These are some just some of several types of cancers that smokers are at a greater risk of developing in comparison to nonsmokers. In additon, smokers face all of these risks at the same time!