Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Cancer is the leading cause of death in the United States.
2. Cancer is an abnormal and uncontrollable multiplication of cells or tissue that leads to death if untreated.
3. Benign tumors are capable of invading surrounding structures and spreading to distant sites.
4. Every case of cancer begins with a change in a cell that allows it to grow and divide when it should not.
5. The spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another is called metastasis.


1. False
2. True
3. False
4. True
5. True

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