Daily Quiz | On Cancer disease Premium

World Rose Day is annually celebrated on September 22 in dedication to the welfare of cancer patients. Here’s a quiz on the disease.

Daily Quiz | On Cancer disease

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1 / 7 | Greek physician Hippocrates described several kinds of cancer, referring to them with the Greek word ‘karkinos’. This name comes from the appearance of the cut surface of a solid malignant tumour, with “the veins stretched on all sides”. Which animal do the word and description denote?

Answer : Crab

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2 / 7 | What is the name given to any substance or radiation that promotes the formation of cancer?

Answer : Carcinogen/cancerogen

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3 / 7 | Name the branch of medicine that deals with the study and diagnosis of cancer.

Answer : Oncology

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4 / 7 | The pink ribbon and the colour pink are used as motifs to raise money and increase screening for which type of cancer?

Answer : Breast cancer

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5 / 7 | This actor, who died from colon cancer in 2020, recently earned a posthumous Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Identify him.

Answer : Chadwick Boseman

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6 / 7 | Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines are vaccines that prevent infection by certain types of HPV. Which cancer do these vaccines protect against?

Answer :  Cervical cancer

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7 / 7 | The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer is a book written by an Indian-born American physician and oncologist. Published in November 2010, it won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction. Name the author.

Answer : Siddhartha Mukherjee

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