Daily Quiz: On World Cancer Day

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_____ is the cause of about 22% of cancer deaths. Another 10% are due to obesity, poor diet, lack of physical activity or excessive alcohol consumption. Fill in the blank. This is responsible for about one in five cancer deaths worldwide.

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This is a type of lymphoma in which cancer originates from a specific type of white blood cell called lymphocytes, where multinucleated Reed–Sternberg cells (RS cells) are present in the patient’s lymph nodes. The condition was named after an English physician who first described it in 1832. What is it called?

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What is the term used to define the spread of cancer to other locations in the body?

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This is a type of cancer that develops from the thin layer of tissue that covers many of the internal organs. The area most commonly affected is the lining of the lungs and chest wall. What is it called?

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Which U.S. President declared a ‘war on cancer’ leading to new research in the fields of molecular biology and cellular biology?