What phase is considered the latent period before the period of rapid growth of tumors?
a. Initiation
b. Promotion
c. Progression
d. Metastasis
B
The stage of promotion is the latest period in which a cell is quiet, just before the rapid growth and tumor production, which begins in the progression phase.
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