Please answer fast and all question other wise I will give downvote. QUESTION 1 Why is cancer a disease of old age ?   A. Older DNA is more easily damaged   B. There are fewer stem cells to repair tissue in older people   C. DNA mutations accumulate with age   QUESTION 2 The frequency of this molecular change in cancer cells makes it readily detectable by liquid biopsy.   A. Point mutations   B. Gene amplification

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QUESTION 1

  1. Why is cancer a disease of old age ?

      A.

    Older DNA is more easily damaged

      B.

    There are fewer stem cells to repair tissue in older people

      C.

    DNA mutations accumulate with age

 

QUESTION 2

  1. The frequency of this molecular change in cancer cells makes it readily detectable by liquid biopsy.

      A.

    Point mutations

      B.

    Gene amplification

      C.

    DNA methylation

      D.

    PSA antigen

 

QUESTION 3

  1. Can surgery (with conventional chemotherapy if necessary) ever cure cancer?

      A.

    Yes, but typically only when cancer is detected at an early stage

      B.

    No, it simply prolongs life, usually by a few months

      C.

    Yes, even advanced cancer can frequently be cured by chemotherapy

      D.

    Only when it is combined with a targeted therapy

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