POZ224_DECEMBER_2017

The Big C
According to the National Cancer Institute, in 2017, more than 1.6 million people will be diagnosed with cancer and nearly 600,000 people will die of cancer in the United States. Furthermore, about 40 percent of people will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life. POZ wants to know how cancer affects you.
1) Have you ever been diagnosed with cancer?

YesNo
2) Has anyone in your family been diagnosed with cancer?

YesNo
3) If you have been diagnosed with cancer, what type was it? (Check all that apply.)

Anal cancerBladder cancerBlood cancerBone cancerBrain cancerBreast cancerCervical cancerColon cancerKidney cancerLiver cancerLung cancerOral cancerOvarian cancerPancreatic cancerProstate cancerSkin cancerStomach cancerTesticular cancerThyroid cancerOther
4) How was your cancer discovered?

It was discovered during a routine cancer screening.I felt an unusual lump.I went to my health care provider with symptoms.I went to my health care provider for something unrelated.I went to the emergency room with symptoms.Other
5) Where are you in the treatment process?

I have not yet started treatment.I am currently in treatment.I have finished treatment, and I have no signs or symptoms of cancer.I have finished treatment, but the cancer is still present or came back.
6) What type(s) of treatment(s) have you received? (Check all that apply.)

SurgeryChemotherapyRadiation therapyTargeted therapyImmunotherapyOther
7) Were you given a choice of treatment?

YesNo
8) Where do get your information about cancer treatment options? (Check all that apply.)

Health care providerFamily or friendsSupport groupsHealth publicationsHealth websitesCancer websitesOther
9) What year were you born?
10) What is your gender?

MaleFemaleTransgenderOther
11) What is your sexual orientation?

StraightGay/LesbianBisexualOther
12) What is your ethnicity? (Check all that apply.)

American Indian or Alaska NativeArab or Middle EasternAsianBlack or African AmericanHispanic or LatinoNative Hawaiian or other Pacific IslanderWhiteOther
13) What is your current level of education?

Some high schoolHigh school graduateSome collegeBachelor's degree or higher
14) What is your zip code?
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The Big C