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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer:
1. Radiation therapy uses high-energy rays to damage DNA of cells, interfering with cell division and growth. Both normal and cancer cell DNA is damaged during radiation therapy.
2. Chemotherapy uses medications that target rapidly dividing cells and therefore kills cancer cells and some normal cells. Normal rapidly growing cells include blood cells, bone marrow cells, cells of hair follicles, and cells that line the digestive tract.
3. Hormone therapy. Some cancers need hormones to grow. Hormone therapy medications can suppress hormone synthesis or block the actions of hormones.
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