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1 | | Cancer cells undergo uncontrolled growth. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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2 | | Cancer cells do not undergo apoptosis, as normally occurs in cells with damaged DNA. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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3 | | The telomeres in cancer cells keep decreasing in size until they are gone. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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4 | | Cancer cells do not repond to lack of stimulatory growth factors or presence of inhibitory growth factors. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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5 | | Benign tumors generally do not have a capsule surrounding them. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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6 | | Tumors undergoing metastasis are establishing new and distant tumors. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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7 | | A tumor-suppressor gene prevents cancer from occurring. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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8 | | p53 is a transcription activator that normally stops the cell cycle for repair and promotes apoptosis if repair is impossible. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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9 | | A proto-oncogene makes a protein that makes p53 unavailable to cause apoptosis of a damaged cell. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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10 | | Certain types of cancers run in families. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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11 | | Heredity can predispose a person to cancer, but environmental mutagens determine if cancer occurs or not. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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12 | | Unlike direct sunlight, tanning machines are not associated with the development of malignant melanoma. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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13 | | Nonionizing radiation, such as from cell phones, has definitely been linked to cancer. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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14 | | Radon gas is a source of ionizing radiation that is the second leading cause of lung cancer. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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15 | | When smoking is combined with drinking alcohol, the risk of cancer increases even more. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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16 | | Good nutrition, eating certain foods and avoiding others, is a way to help prevent some cancers. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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17 | | A diet of low fat, high fiber, and increased vitamins A and C, is implicated in certain types of cancer. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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18 | | The American Cancer Society publicizes 8 warning signals to help in early detection of cancer. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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19 | | The ABCD test is for early detection of breast cancer. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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20 | | Tumors release substances that provoke an antibody response, enabling tumor marker tests. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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21 | | PSA is a test for prostate cancer. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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22 | | Tests for genetic mutations in proto-oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes are new ways to detect the likelihood of cancer before it occurs. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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23 | | Radiation is useful as a treatment when cancer cells have moved throughout the body. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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24 | | Multidrug resistance means that cancer cells have become resistant to combinations of drugs. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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25 | | Monoclonal antibodies alone are very effective at killing cancer cells. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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26 | | Genetically engineered viruses can be used to cause apoptosis of cancer cells. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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