The Following Is Not One of the Reasons That It

question 11

Multiple Choice

The following is not one of the reasons that it is difficult to establish a causal link between psychosocial factors and cancer onset: ________.

• A) The long delay between the development of and the detection of cancer obscures causal links between psychosocial factors and cancer onset
• B) While cancer patients who are asked to recall past life events remember these events consistently, this is not indicative of a causal link
• C) It is possible that the disease was present before and during stressful life events
• D) The use of retrospective research designs can limit our ability to make causal conclusions

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