Cancer Incidence Quiz

What are two factors related to cancer diagnosis in humans?

• Weight and height

• Age and weight

• Age and height

• Height and weight

In which age group do humans have the highest rate of cancer diagnosis?

• 1-4

• 60-64

• 85+

• 45-49

According to Figure 2, which height range has the highest cancer incidence for females?

• 170-175 cm

• 165-170 cm

• 160-165 cm

• 155-160 cm

What was the initial expectation of scientists regarding cancer rates in large, long-lived animals?

• Higher rates of cancer

• Lower rates of cancer

• No correlation with size and lifespan

• Inconclusive results

What did scientists find when they collected data on cancer rates in large, long-lived whales and elephants?

• They have high cancer rates

• They rarely get cancer

• They have average cancer rates

• They have no cancer at all

What is the relationship shown in Figure 4A?

• Body mass vs. cancer incidence

• Lifespan vs. cancer incidence

• Body mass vs. lifespan

• Cancer incidence vs. age

What mechanism did scientists find in elephants that seems to protect them from cancer?

• Extra copies of a gene called p53

• Extra copies of a gene called BRCA1

• Extra copies of a gene called EGFR

• Extra copies of a gene called HER2

What is the title of the research paper by Caulin and Maley?

• Peto's Paradox: evolution's prescription for cancer prevention

• Lifetime cancer prevalence and life history traits in mammals

• An international ecological study of adult height in relation to cancer incidence for 24 anatomical sites

• None of the above

What is the main focus of the research paper by Boddy et al.?

• Cancer prevalence in mammals

• Cancer incidence in humans

• Genetic mutations in elephants

• Cancer prevention in animals

What is the main finding of the research paper by Jiang et al.?

• The relationship between age and cancer incidence

• The relationship between lifespan and cancer incidence

• The relationship between body mass and cancer incidence

• The relationship between adult height and cancer incidence