What is the number one cause of cancer-related death in the United States?

a. Leukemia
b. Lung cancer
c. Breast cancer
d. Brain cancer


ANS: B
Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related death in men and women; it surpassed colon cancer in the early 1950s in men and breast cancer in the late 1980s in women. There are more deaths from lung cancer than breast, colon, and prostate cancer combined.

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a. American National Standards Institute (ANSI) b. Department of Transportation c. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) d. Compressed Gas Association (CGA)

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The _______________ of a mole should be even and not lighten or darken. 

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The Economic Order Quantity/Economic Order Value system minimizes __________ inventory costs

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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From what area deep in the lungs do lymphatic vessels arise?

a. Type II alveolar cells c. Type III alveolar cells b. tight space of interstitium d. loose space of interstitium

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