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True or False. Incidence rate of of ovarian cancer per 100,000 among older white women have higher rates of ovarian cancer compared to older black women. 

True or False: Diabetes in women is 2-4 times more prevalent among African American, Mexican American, American Indian, Alaska Native, and some Asian than among non-Hispanic white women.

True or False. Lesbians have a lower risk of HPV infection and hence reduced risk of cervical cancer than heterosexual women.

True or False:  Arthritis is more prevalent among African Americans than Caucasians.

True or False:  Women at age 70 and older, in the Women’s Health Initiative, had increased risk of osteoarthritis compared to younger postmenopausal women.  

True or False:  Osteoarthritis affects women before age 50, in contrast to men who experience increased risk after age of 50. .

Which of the following is not considered among breast cancer risk factors?

True or False: Immune suppression of pregnancy is known to induce rheumatoid arthritis remission, and may also reduce the risk.

True/False: In women with active systemic lupus erythematosus, approximately 50% flare (show worse symptoms) during pregnancy, and a significant proportion have poor fetal outcomes.

True or False. Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer death among American Women.