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What Do You Know About Skin Cancer?

Willow Older
CONSUMER HEALTH INTERACTIVE

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. In fact, the disease can affect people of any ethnic background, and it strikes about half of all people who live to age 65. Fortunately, a little knowledge can give you excellent protection. Take this quiz to find out how much you know about skin cancer.


1. Which of these factors means you're more likely to get skin cancer?

a. Fair skin
b. Having a relative with skin cancer
c. Numerous moles
d. All of the above

2. What does the most dangerous type of skin cancer usually look like?

a. A large irregular mole
b. A rough scaly patch
c. A small pearly lump
d. A large red bump

3. It's safe to tan as long as you don't burn. True or false?

True
False

4. Skin cancer is easily curable in its early stages. True or false?

True
False

5. Skin cancer only shows up on parts of the body that are exposed to the sun. True or false?

True
False

6. Thanks to the wide use of sunscreen, melanoma is much less common than it used to be. True or false?

True
False

7. Skin cancer is usually painless. True or false?

True
False



First published Mar 31, 2000


Last updated Jul 24, 2007


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