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Sixty-four-year-old Jeffery Thomson has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. He has experienced a 20-pound weight loss in the past 2 months due to decreased appetite and difficulty eating. He will begin cancer treatment in a week and is visiting with the registered dietitian for nutrition counseling. If Mr. Thomson's cancer spreads, it will be considered ____.
 A) malignant
  B) benign
  C) metastasized
  D) carcinogenic

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Which statement describes a relationship between body weight and pregnancy?
 A) Overweight women bear the greatest number of low-birthweight infants.
  B) Weight gain during pregnancy is the sole determinant of infant birthweight.
  C) The increased incidence of neural tube defects of infants born to obese women is due primarily to folate insufficiency.
  D) The rates of preterm births and infant deaths are higher for underweight women.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D


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Reply #2 on: Aug 21, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Aug 21, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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