SEER Training Modules
11/27/12 - The NCI is working on updating materials.

Quiz: Introduction to Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer, accounting for about one out of ten malignancies in men and one out of five in women.
True False
Smokers are more than ten times more likely to develop lung cancer than nonsmokers.
True False
Men between 60 and 65 and women about 70 are at greater risk of having lung cancer.
True False
Some evidence suggests that women and Asian-American women are more vulnerable.
True False
If a doctor suspects lung cancer, an X-ray is the first step in diagnosis.
True False
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has three subtypes.
True False
About half of malignancies involving the lungs are small cell lung cancer (SCLC).
True False
Host (patient) factors, which contribute to better survivals, include good performance status, female gender, and age at diagnosis over 70 years.
True False