Chemoprevention Is the

question 4

Multiple Choice

Chemoprevention is the

• A)pharmacologic use of nutrients to suppress or reverse carcinogenesis.
• B)pharmacologic use of medications to treat cancer.
• C)use of CAM therapy to prevent or treat cancer.
• D)reduction of carcinogenic growth factors in the blood.

Recognize the impact of diseases (like multiple sclerosis) on neural functioning.

Understand the concept of resting and action potentials within neurons.

Describe the process of receiving and transmitting information within the nervous system.

Explain the all-or-none principle and its implications for neural firing and intensity of stimulus.

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Definitions:

Law of Parsimony

A principle that suggests when faced with competing hypotheses, the one that makes the fewest assumptions should be selected.

Fewest Constructs

Refers to employing the minimum number of conceptual or theoretical tools necessary to effectively understand and interpret a phenomenon or data set.

Dependent Variable

In experimental and observational studies, it is the variable being tested and measured, which is hypothesized to be affected by one or more independent variables.

Self-Esteem

An individual’s subjective evaluation of their own worth or value.