Which of the Following Statements Is Supported by the Infographic

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is supported by the infographic shown below?

• A) Though there is more than double the chance of a female getting breast cancer, it is more likely that a female who has lung and bronchus cancer would die from her disease. Males are almost three times more likely to die from having lung and bronchus cancer than from having prostate cancer.
• B) A female is twice as likely to die from thyroid cancer than from uterine cancer.
• C) A male is three times more likely to die from non-Hodgkin lymphoma than from having esophageal cancer.
• D) Both males and females are four times more likely to die of leukemia than from having pancreatic cancer.

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