Frequency

Question 1

Skin cancer:

Answer 1

Most common in humans

Question 2

Males: Highest to Lowest

Answer 2

(Highest to lowest)

• prostate
• lung & bronchus
• colon & rectum
• Urinary bladder
• Melanoma of the skin
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma: originates in the lymphatic system-tumors develop from lymphocytes
• Kidney & renal pelvis
• Oral cavity & pharynx
• Leukemia
• Pancreas

Question 3

Females: Highest to Lowest

Answer 3

(Highest to lowest)

• Breast
• Lung & Bronchus
• Colon & rectum
• Uterine
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Melanoma: of the skin
• Thyroid
• Ovary
• Urinary bladder
• Pancrease

Question 4

Leading sites of cancer deaths: Male

Answer 4

• Lung
• Colon & rectum
• Prostate
• Pancreas
• Leukemia
• Liver & intrahepatic bile duct:: bile helps digest fats, cancer develops in small branches inside the liver: but not considered liver cancer
• Esophagus
• Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Urinary bladder
• Kidney & renal pelvis

Question 5

Leading sites of cancer deaths: Female

Answer 5

-Lung & bronchus
-Breast
-Colon & rectum
-Pancreas
-Ovary
-Leukemia
-Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
-Uterine
-Multiple myeloma: plasma cell cancer
-Brain & other nervous system
~of the 10 most common carcinomas, most have a peak in frequency in the 70’s

Question 6

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma:

Answer 6

originates in the lymphatic system-tumors develop from lymphocytes

Question 7

Liver & intrahepatic bile duct:

Answer 7

Bile helps digest fats, cancer develops in small branches inside the liver: but not considered liver cancer.