Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The tissue to which a cancer has metastasized determines what type of cancer it is.
2. The prognosis for most cancers is poorer once metastasis has occurred.
3. The most important feature in determining how well you will do if you have been diagnosed with a certain type of cancer is whether or not the cancer has spread beyond the original site.
4. Certain risk factors can predict whether or not an individual will get cancer.
5. Males with a first-degree relative who has been diagnosed with colon cancer at age 40 or younger have different screening recommendations than males with no first-degree relative with colon cancer.
1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word