All of the Following Statements About Immune Responses to Tumors

question 6

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements about immune responses to tumors are true EXCEPT:

• A)T cells specific for tumor antigens can be found in many human tumor patients.
• B)Antibodies specific for tumor antigens can be found in many human tumor patients.
• C)The presence of lymphocytic infiltrates in certain tumors is associated with a better prognosis than lymphocyte-poor tumors of the same histologic type.
• D)Immunodeficient individuals are more likely to develop the most common forms of cancer than are immunocompetent individuals.
• E)The host immune response is usually incapable of eradicating tumors once they are established.

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