Exam 2 - Cancer True False

By mmcochran11, Nov 2010

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Cancer cells divide more rapidly than normal cells	False - not faster, but for every one cancer cell that dies, 2,3,or 4 replace it
cancer can be prevented	false
there has been little progress against cancer in the past 20 years	false
since 1990 lung cancer causes the greatest number of deaths in both sexes	true
there are over 200 different kinds of cancer	true
cancer of the esophagus is increasing among men	true
cervical cancer is a sexually transmitted disease	true
more women die from breast cancer than any other cancer	false
the incidence of cancer is increasing	false
the clinical course of cancer is similar to many other chronic diseases such as emphysema and CHF	true/false
the majority of people diagnosed as having cancer today will be cured	true

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