Regarding Cancer, Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 48

Multiple Choice

Regarding cancer, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A)Each year more than one million Americans are diagnosed with cancer.
• B)Cancer develops when cells lose their ability to correctly regulate growth.
• C)Cancerous tumors can form in any body tissue or organ.
• D)Cancer is caused by hereditary factors as well as environmental factors.
• E)Scientists have clearly established that stress plays a role in the development of cancer.

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Definitions:

Plaintiff

The party that initiates a lawsuit by filing a complaint against the defendant for legal redress.

Negligence

A failure to exercise the level of care that someone of ordinary prudence would have exercised in similar circumstances, leading to harm or damage.

Action

In legal terms, an action refers to a formal process by which one party sues another, seeking judicial intervention to resolve a dispute.

Palsgraf Case

A landmark case in American tort law that established the principle that negligence requires foreseeability of harm to the plaintiff.