Knowledge of Lethality.

The height of the bars are the frequency count of people who responded that ovarian cancer is more lethal, or breast cancer is more lethal, or they are of equal lethality. According to respondents, 16% believed breast cancer to be more lethal than ovarian cancer. 42% believed ovarian cancer to be more lethal than breast cancer, and 42% believed both cancers to be equally lethal. This indicates general lack of mortality knowledge, as the range of opinions varies widely.