The nurse researcher is examining the factors that lead to liver cancer. What does the nurse recognize begins the process of cellular transformation in liver cancer?
A) Autoimmunity
B) Allergic reaction
C) Infection
D) Inflammation
D) Inflammation
Explanation: A) An allergic reaction, infection, and autoimmunity do not begin the process of cellular transformation in liver cancer.
B) An allergic reaction, infection, and autoimmunity do not begin the process of cellular transformation in liver cancer.
C) An allergic reaction, infection, and autoimmunity do not begin the process of cellular transformation in liver cancer.
D) Inflammation, as a result of an immune response due to irritation of the hepatic tissue, begins the process of cellular transformation in liver cancer.
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