QUIZ: Lung cancer myths and risks

How much do you know about lung cancer? Take our quiz to find out.

 

1. Quitting helps your health long-term, but there are no immediate health improvements.
2. Smoking causes about 1 in 5 deaths.
3. You’ll know when you have lung cancer.
4. The rates of cigarette smoking have increased over the past several decades.
6. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
7. Once you’ve been a smoker, you cannot reduce your risk of lung cancer.
8. Individuals ages 55 to 74 with a history of smoking should be screened for lung cancer.
9. Chest X-rays are the best way to detect lung cancer.
10. Anyone can get lung cancer.