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Quiz: Introduction to Kidney & Ureter Cancer
Summary of quiz results:
Please review your answers below.
Kidney and ureter cancer occurs most often in people between the ages of 20 and 50, and affects men almost twice as often as women.
True
False
Kidney and ureter cancer seldom causes problems in its early stages.
True
False
According to the National Cancer Institute, the highest incidence of kidney and ureter cancer occurs in Asian countries such as Thailand, China, and the Philippines.
True
False
Transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) are the most common (85%) type of kidney and ureter cancer in adults.
True
False
Transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) do not arise in the kidney itself, but in the renal pelvis, the point where the kidney joins the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder (ureter).
True
False
Wilms tumor, named after the German surgeon Dr. Carl Max Wilhelm Wilms, is the commonest form of renal cancer in children.
True
False
Wilms tumor is curable in the majority of affected children.
True
False
Smokers are four times as likely to develop transitional kidney and ureter cancer as non-smokers.
True
False
People using analgesic phenacetin for a prolonged time are at risk of developing kidney and ureter cancer.
True
False
Urinary sysmptoms, such as burning, frequency, urgency, pelvic discomfort after voiding, could be signs of kidney and ureter cancer.
True
False
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