Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about ovarian cancer is false?
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3. Energy & Cell Processes
Cancer
Multiple Choice
Cancer that affects the bone marrow or blood is called which of the following?
A
Lymphoma
B
Carcinoma
C
Sarcoma
D
Leukemia
Verified step by step guidance1
Step 1: Understand the types of cancers listed. Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, carcinoma originates from epithelial cells, and sarcoma arises from connective tissues like bone, muscle, or fat.
Step 2: Recognize that leukemia specifically refers to cancers that affect the bone marrow and blood, involving abnormal proliferation of white blood cells.
Step 3: Recall that bone marrow is the site of blood cell production, so cancers originating here or in circulating blood cells are classified as leukemia.
Step 4: Differentiate leukemia from lymphoma, which affects lymph nodes and lymphatic tissues, and from sarcoma and carcinoma, which affect other tissue types.
Step 5: Conclude that the correct term for cancer affecting bone marrow or blood is leukemia, based on the origin and nature of the cancer cells.
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