{"id":494,"date":"2018-03-08T18:47:41","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T23:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.melanomaeducation.net\/?p=494"},"modified":"2019-07-04T13:14:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-04T13:14:21","slug":"melanoma-questions-a-true-or-false-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanomaeducation.net\/melanoma-questions-a-true-or-false-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"Melanoma Questions: A True or False Quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We know that taking a quiz was rarely an eagerly anticipated moment during your years in school. However, this one\u2019s different. There\u2019s absolutely no way to fail. Even if you guess incorrectly on a question(s), you\u2019ll still come out way ahead by having educated yourself about melanoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melanoma is a potentially lethal, but mostly preventable, disease. The more you learn, the better you\u2019ll become at protecting your skin and keeping it healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some responses contain links to other relevant blog posts. This allows us to provide more valuable information within this post in an easily accessible fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melanoma Quiz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

True or False? <\/strong>(Please scroll down for the answers<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Melanoma incidence within the U.S. is decreasing.<\/li>
  2. For the most part, melanoma strikes males and females equally.<\/li>
  3. While a melanoma is still in a curable stage, keeping a lookout for the ABCDE warning signs is all that you need to do.<\/li>
  4. Sun safety lessons for teens help to cause behavioral changes that decrease their risk of melanoma, and other skin cancers.<\/li>
  5. Using a high-SPF (Sun Protection Factor) sunscreen can significantly reduce a person\u2019s chance of developing melanoma.<\/li>
  6. If you find a suspicious growth during your monthly skin self-exam, you can usually get a dermatologist appointment quickly.<\/li>
  7. Taking a Vitamin D supplement is an effective alternative to sun exposure to ensure that your Vitamin D level is sufficient.<\/li>
  8. Melanoma seldom develops within infants, toddlers, and pre-teens.<\/li>
  9. The incidence of melanoma is higher in the sunbelt states than it is in most northern states.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Answer Key:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. False.<\/strong> The American Cancer Society projected 161,790 new melanoma cases in 2017. For 2018<\/strong><\/a>, the ACS projection has increased to 178,560.<\/li>
    2. False.<\/strong> Until the age of 50, a greater number of females develop invasive melanoma. However, from cradle-to-grave, the rate is 53% higher in males. It is strongly believed throughout the medical community that tanning beds<\/a> are partially responsible for the higher prevalence of the disease among young women.<\/li>
    3. False.<\/strong> It\u2019s just as important to check for the EFG signs of nodular melanoma<\/a>.
      (Note: ABCDE = \u2018Asymmetrical\u2019, \u2018Border\u2019, \u2018Color\u2019, \u2018Diameter\u2019 and \u2018Evolving\u2019. EFG = \u2018Elevated\u2019, \u2018Firm\u2019 and \u2018Growing\u2019)<\/li>
    4. False. <\/strong>Numerous studies<\/a> have revealed that sun-safety lessons<\/a> are ineffective at getting teens to change their behavior patterns. They\u2019re tedious, uninteresting, and teens simply ignore them.<\/li>
    5. False.<\/strong> (Mostly). 99% of sunscreen users only apply 25-50%<\/a> of the amount needed to achieve the rated SPF. With a 100 SPF sunscreen the true SPF values are 3.1 and 10, respectively.<\/li>
    6. True.<\/strong> Because the speed of diagnosis and treatment of melanoma is essential, it\u2019s imperative to have suspicious growths<\/a> checked out as quickly as possible. There are several avenues that people can take to get themselves seen by a dermatologist in short order. To learn more about the different options that are available, please click here<\/a>.<\/li>
    7. True.<\/strong> Please click here<\/a> to learn why.<\/li>
    8. True.<\/strong> (Mostly). Please click here<\/a> to learn why.<\/li>
    9. False.<\/strong> Most northern states have a greater incidence of melanoma. The high-risk factor of intermittent sun exposure, and the widespread mistaken belief<\/a> that cloud cover and precipitation offer adequate UV (ultraviolet) ray protection, are believed to be two big reasons for this.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n


      So, how did you do?<\/strong> Don\u2019t worry, whatever your score was you\u2019ve earned an A+ today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Take the Melanoma Quiz\u2014even if you guess incorrectly, you\u2019ll still come out way ahead by having educated yourself about melanoma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[31,43,64,79],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/melanomaeducation.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/melanomaeducation.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/melanomaeducation.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melanomaeducation.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melanomaeducation.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/melanomaeducation.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":863,"href":"https:\/\/melanomaeducation.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494\/revisions\/863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/melanomaeducation.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melanomaeducation.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melanomaeducation.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}