What Is Meant by the "Multiple Hit" Model of Cancer

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is meant by the "multiple hit" model of cancer?

• A) Most cancer-causing mutations are passed on to future generations.
• B) Most cancers occur in many different tissues simultaneously.
• C) Multiple mutations are required to cause most forms of cancer.
• D) A person gets cancer only if both of his or her parents had cancer.

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Definitions:

Antigen-Presenting Cells

Cells that process and present antigens to T-cells to initiate an immune response.

Major Histocompatibility Complex

Major Histocompatibility Complex is a set of genes that code for proteins on the cell surface, which help the immune system recognize foreign substances.

Dendritic Cells

Immune cells that process antigen material and present it on their surface to T-cells, initiating an immune response.

Macrophages

Macrophages are essential cells within the immune system, responsible for detecting, engulfing, and destroying pathogens and dead cells through the process of phagocytosis.