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$200$200Cancer can run in Cancer can run in families because families because these are passed these are passed

down.down.

What are genes?What are genes?

$400$400This This

percentage of percentage of caner is caner is

inherited.inherited.

What is 10%?What is 10%?

$600$600These factors These factors cause 75% of cause 75% of all cancers in all cancers in

the U.S.the U.S.

What are What are environmental environmental

factors? factors? (smoking, UV rays, (smoking, UV rays, diet, infectious disease, and diet, infectious disease, and

radiation)radiation)

$800$800Cancer cells Cancer cells

develop develop because of because of

specific changes specific changes to these. to these.

What are DNA?What are DNA?

$100$10000

We are often We are often exposed to exposed to

these rays that these rays that can increase our can increase our risk for cancer.risk for cancer.

What is UV?What is UV?

$200$200Lack of a healthy Lack of a healthy

diet may cause diet may cause your cancer risk your cancer risk

to do this.to do this.

What is What is increase?increase?

$400$400Doing this at Doing this at

least 30 minutes least 30 minutes a day decreases a day decreases your cancer risk.your cancer risk.

What is What is exercise?exercise?

$600$600Avoiding tobacco Avoiding tobacco

smoke and UV smoke and UV rays will do this rays will do this to your cancer to your cancer

risk.risk.

What is What is decrease?decrease?

$800$800Eating foods from Eating foods from

these two food these two food groups will lower your groups will lower your

cancer risk.cancer risk.What are fruits What are fruits and vegetables?and vegetables?

$100$10000

Having more than Having more than this number ofthis number of alcoholic drinks alcoholic drinks per day increases per day increases your cancer risk.your cancer risk.

What is 1-2 What is 1-2 drinks per drinks per

day?day?

$200$200This is the This is the

greatest greatest controllable controllable cancer risk. cancer risk.

What is tobacco What is tobacco use?use?

$400$400Avoid doing this Avoid doing this

outside when outside when there is an air there is an air quality alert in quality alert in

your area.your area.

What is exercise?What is exercise?

$600$600Gloves, goggles, and Gloves, goggles, and

respirators are examples of respirators are examples of these that you can use to these that you can use to reduce your exposure to reduce your exposure to

cancer-causing substances cancer-causing substances at work and at home.at work and at home.

What is personal What is personal protective protective

equipment? equipment?

Daily Daily DoubleDouble

Radon, x-rays, Radon, x-rays, and UV light are and UV light are

this type of this type of environmental environmental

risk factor? risk factor?

What is What is radiation?radiation?

$100$10000

Pressure treated Pressure treated lumber is often lumber is often

treated with these treated with these types of cancer types of cancer causing metals. causing metals.

What are heavy What are heavy metals (arsenic and metals (arsenic and

chromium)?chromium)?

$200$200This common This common

characteristic of this characteristic of this group of diseases is group of diseases is the loss of normal the loss of normal

cell growth control.cell growth control.What is cancer?What is cancer?

$400$400Heart disease is Heart disease is the leading cause the leading cause

of death in our of death in our country. Cancer country. Cancer is ranked this.is ranked this.

What is second?What is second?

$600$600This type of tumor is This type of tumor is aggressive (opposite aggressive (opposite

of benign).of benign).What are malignant What are malignant tumors?tumors?

$800$800Spread of cancer Spread of cancer

to another to another location of the location of the body is called body is called

this.this.

What What metastasis?metastasis?

$100$10000

The most common The most common cancer that kills cancer that kills both men and both men and women is this women is this

cancer. cancer.

What is lung?What is lung?

$200$200Over 77% of Over 77% of cancer cases cancer cases

are diagnosed are diagnosed after this age. after this age.

What is age 55?What is age 55?

$400$400This percentage This percentage

of all U.S. women of all U.S. women will develop will develop

cancer within cancer within their lifetime.their lifetime.

What is 33%?What is 33%?

Daily Daily DoubleDouble

This percentage of This percentage of all U.S. men will all U.S. men will develop cancer develop cancer

within their within their lifetime.lifetime.

What isWhat is50%?50%?

$800$800Improving your diet Improving your diet by eating fruits and by eating fruits and

vegetables vegetables decreases your risk decreases your risk

of cancer by this of cancer by this percentage.percentage.

What is What is 30%?30%?

$100$10000

Quitting smoking Quitting smoking lowers your lowers your

cancer risk by this cancer risk by this percentage.percentage.

What is 30%What is 30%

Final Jeopardy!Final Jeopardy!

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Healthy eating Healthy eating and exerciseand exerciseWhat are two ways What are two ways

to reduce your to reduce your cancer risk?cancer risk?