Survey Found ManyWomen Misinformed About Cancer Sixty-three percent of American women think thatif there's no family history of cancer,they're not likely to develop

the disease,a newsurvey found. In fact,most people who develop cancer have no family history ofcancer,according to the American College of Obstetriciansand

Gynecologists (ACOG)（美国妇产科医师学会）,whichsponsored the survey.

"Too many womenare 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.thisyear,and over 600 , 078 women will be diagnosed with cancer.The results of thissurvey found a worrisome（令人担忧的） gap in women's knowledge

about cancer."

Based on thefindings,ACOG is increasing its efforts to educate women about cancer and theneed for regular screening tests.

Although the surveyfound many misconceptions（错误观念）about cancer , 76 percent of women surveyed did say they feelknowledgeable about how they can reduce

their risk of thedisease. However,only 52 percent said they were doing enough to reduce thatrisk.And 10 percent said they hadn't done anything in the past years to lower

their risk.17percent said they wouldn't change their lifestyles, even if changes would lowertheir cancer risk. Many women said they were afraid to undergo screening out of

fear of findingcancer.

Twenty percent saidthey didn't want to know if they had cancer. In response to these findings,ACOGwill launch on Oct.29 a new website-Protect & Detect:What Women

Should Know aboutCancer.The guide is designed to help women to take charge of their health andimprove their understanding of their risk of cancer-and the lifestyle steps

they can take to cutthat risk.People with nofamily history of cancer are unlikely to develop cancer.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Not mentioned