The goal of cancer research is to eliminate the underlying molecular cause of all cancer.
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A mutation that is not corrected by the natural correction a…
A mutation that is not corrected by the natural correction and elimination machinery in the body during DNA replication will always lead to cancer.
Telomerase is expressed in normal, adult stem cells.
Telomerase is expressed in normal, adult stem cells.
In contrast to normal cells, cancers use anaerobic pathways…
In contrast to normal cells, cancers use anaerobic pathways to metabolize glucose even when oxygen is present. This provides all of the following advantages EXCEPT:
Among American men, _______ cancer is the most common type o…
Among American men, _______ cancer is the most common type of cancer.
Men and women get cancer at the same rate.
Men and women get cancer at the same rate.
Translocations play a major role in hematopoietic (blood) ca…
Translocations play a major role in hematopoietic (blood) cancers.
In both normal cells and cancer cells, the processes of cell…
In both normal cells and cancer cells, the processes of cell division and cell differentiation are mutually exclusive.
Resisting cell death is the behavioral hallmark caused by lo…
Resisting cell death is the behavioral hallmark caused by loss of tumor suppressor function.
All of the following statements about apoptosis are true EXC…
All of the following statements about apoptosis are true EXCEPT: