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With regard to radiation and cancer, evidence suggests that
 
  A) any exposure to radiation greatly increases one's risk for cancer.
  B) any exposure to radiation slightly increases one's risk for cancer.
  C) medical/dental staff working with X-rays have significantly higher risks of cancer.
  D) long-time employment in a nuclear power plant increases death rates from cancer.

Question 2

The BRCA genes are related to breast cancer;
 
  A) women with these genes are about 20 times as likely to develop breast cancer as women without them.
  B) women with mutated forms of these genes are vulnerable to breast cancer.
  C) these genes are responsible for about 50 of breast cancer cases.
  D) women with these genes will develop breast cancer, and 40 of them will do so before age 35.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B





 

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