The family of an older adult diagnosed with cancer asks the nurse to explain how gene therapy might be beneficial. The nurse responds
a. "The treatment decreases blood flow to the tumor and it dies."
b. "A virus is injected into the tumor and then it can't grow."
c. "The cancer cell's nucleus is destroyed and the cell shrivels."
d. "Photosensitizers are introduced into the cells so lasers can kill them."
B
Gene therapy involves the injection of a virus that makes the cancer cells incapable of reproduc-ing.
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