Sixty-three percent of American women think that if there's no family history of cancer,you're not likely to develop the disease,a new survey found.
In fact,most people who develop cancer have no family history of cancer,according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists （ACOG)（美國婦產(chǎn)科醫(yī)師學(xué)會),which sponsored the survey.
"Too many women are dying from cancer,Dr. Douglas W. Laube,ACOG,s immediate past president,said during a Friday teleconference. "An estimated 200,070 women will die in the U. S. this year,and over 600,078 women will be diagnosed with cancer. The results of this survey found a worrisome （令人擔(dān)憂的)gap in women,s knowledge about cancer. "
Based on the findings,ACOG is increasing its efforts to educate women about cancer and the need for regular screening tests.
Although the survey found many misconceptions （錯誤觀念)about cancer,76 percent of women surveyed did say they feel knowledgeable about how they can reduce their risk of the disease.
However,only 52 percent said they were doing enough to reduce that risk. And 10 percent said they hadn't done anything in the past year to lower their risk. Seventeen percent said they wouldn't change their lifestyles,even if changes would lower their cancer risk.
Many women said they were afraid to undergo screening out of fear of finding cancer.
Twenty percent said they didn't want to know if they had cancer.
In response to these findings,ACOG will launch on Oct. 29 a new website — Protect &Detect： What Women Should Know about Cancer. The guide is designed to help women to take charge of their health and improve their understanding of their risk of cancer — and the lifestyle steps they can take to cut that risk.
1 Many American women have a poor knowledge of cancer.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
正確答案：A
解析：從短文的題目可以知道,許多婦女對癌癥存有錯誤的認(rèn)識。此外,短文的第三段說到,"調(diào)査結(jié)果顯示,婦女對癌癥的認(rèn)識存在令人擔(dān)憂的欠缺",故本題是"正確"的。
2 People with no family history of cancer are unlikely to develop cancer.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
正確答案：B
解析：沒有癌癥家族史的人不大可能患癌癥,這只是許多美國婦女錯誤的認(rèn)識。短文的第二段說道,"事實上,許多患癌癥的人都沒有癌癥家族史",故本題是"錯誤"的。
3 More women are dying from cancer than men in America.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
正確答案：C
解析：短文通篇并未提到是否有更多的婦女死于癌癥這一問題。
4 Most American women know too little about how to lower their cancer risk.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
正確答案：B
解析：短文的第五段說,"76%的受調(diào)査婦女的確說她們知道如何能降低患癌癥的風(fēng)險",可見本題是"錯誤"的。
5 Some American women are just unwilling to change their lifestyles.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
正確答案：A
解析：短文的第六段說到,"有17%的婦女說,即使改變生活方式能降低患癌癥的風(fēng)險,他們也不愿意做出改變故本題是"正確的"的。
6 Some American women are too afraid of finding cancer to undergo screening.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
正確答案：A
解析：短文倒數(shù)第二段說,"許多婦女都說由于害怕查出癌癥而不敢去做檢查",可見本題是"正確"的。
7 ACOG's efforts to educate women about cancer will be greatly appreciated.
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
正確答案：C
解析：短文通篇并未提到ACOG的努力是否會備受贊賞。
