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1. More than 3000 children and adolescents start smoking each day in America. 

   true    false

2. The number one cause of death from cancer in American women is:

            (a)  Colon cancer

            (b)  Breast cancer

            (c)  Skin cancer

            (d)  Lung cancer

            (e)  Ovarian cancer

   3.     Which one of the following statements about drowning is false:

            (a)  Three males drown for every female that drowns.

            (b)  More drownings per capita occur in Alaska than in any other state.

            (c)  Alcohol contributes to 25% of all drownings in adolescent boys.

            (d)  Most children drown in swimming pools, more than half occurring at the child's own home.

  4.     Medical care costs in the USA for smoking-related disease exceeds $50 billion annually.

            true    false

  5.      Which one of the following statements about causes of death is false:

            (a)  Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children between the ages of 5-9, following only accidents.

            (b)  If you are between the ages of 35-64, you are more likely to die of cancer than of heart disease.

            (c)  A person between the ages of 25-34 is more likely to die of homicide than suicide.

            (d)  Between the ages of 1-34, unintentional injury is the leading cause of death.

True!

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False!

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Wrong, try (d).

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Right!  Please, if you or any woman you love smokes, keep this alarming fact in mind.

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False, it's 50%!

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