8 Questions About Prostate Cancer
Take this quiz to test your knowledge of new findings for an age-old problem in men.
Several recent studies have reported new findings about an age-old problem in men, prostate cancer.
Take this quick quiz to test your knowledge of the latest scientific and clinical information.
Note: If you would like more information on any of the questions, a link to the original article, “10 New Facts about Prostate Cancer,” is provided on the last page of the quiz.
Question 1:
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The correct answer is C. A and B
Question 2.
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The correct answer is A. Patients who died from prostate cancer had higher grade and stage disease than those who died from prior malignancy.
Question 3.
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The correct answer is C. Increased 10% with 5 kg/m2 increases in BMI, 13% with 10-cm increases in waist circumference
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The correct answer is D. 8 to 10
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The correct answer is A. Below 30 ng/mL
Question 6.
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The correct answer is B. Significantly lower
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The correct answer is D. Underestimated life expectancy without treatment, overestimated gains with treatment
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The correct answer is C. Advocate for the most frequently used evidence-based approach
For more information on all questions and answers, please visit “10 New Facts about Prostate Cancer.”
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