Test Your Knowledge on Skin Cancer Safety and Melanoma Awareness!

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* 1. All the factors below increase the risk for melanoma, except:

Sun (ultraviolet radiation) exposure

Black hair

Family history of melanoma

Poorly tanning skin

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* 2. Climate change and the thinning of the earth's ozone layer are likely to increase melanoma rates.

True

False

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* 3. Melanoma survivors need lifelong vigilance to prevent second or further primary cancers. How much more frequent are melanomas in this population?

3

6

9

12

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* 4. Which of the following are not among the recommended "safe sun" habits?

Avoiding the sun

Using sunscreen

Wearing a hat

Working outdoors only at night

Wearing protective clothing

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* 5. Women are more likely to die from melanoma than men?

True

False

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* 6. Intense intermittent sun exposure resulting in sunburn is less likely to cause melanoma than chronic occupational sun exposure.

True

False

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* 7. Sunscreen that protects against skin damage should be:

Water-resistant

SPF 30

Broad spectrum

All of the above

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* 8. The type of skin cancer that occurs at earlier ages is:

Basal cell carcinoma

Squamous cell carcinoma

Malignant melanoma

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* 9. The most common type of melanoma is:

Superficial spreading melanoma

Nodular melanoma

Lentigo maligna melanoma

Acral lentiginous melanoma

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* 10. The more moles a patient has on their body, the less likely they are to develop melanoma:

True

False