Your Best Friend Is Diagnosed with Lymphoma and Asks You

question 15

Multiple Choice

Your best friend is diagnosed with lymphoma and asks you about what she's read about the side effects of treatments,particularly gastrointestinal effects and hair loss.You explain to her that many drugs used in the treatment of cancer have effects on the gastrointestinal system and hair because they are especially toxic to cells that are ____.

• A)rapidly proliferating
• B)slow to reproduce
• C)DNA-dependent
• D)particularly complex

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Definitions:

Gratuitous Promise

A vow or commitment to do something for someone else without expecting anything in return.

Breach of Contract

The act of breaking any terms and conditions that were mutually agreed upon in a legally enforceable contract.

Consideration

An item of worth traded between entities within a contract, essential for the contract to be considered enforceable by law.

Common Law

A body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals, as opposed to statutes or official legislation.