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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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