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Question 2#

Which of the following is NOT a hallmark of cancer?

A. Ability to invade and metastasize
B. Ability to evade apoptosis
C. Ability to evade autophagy
D. Ability to evade immune destruction

Correct Answer is C

Comment:

There are six essential alterations in cell physiology that dictate malignant growth: self-sufficiency of growth signals, insensitivity to growth-inhibitory signals, evasion of apoptosis (programmed cell death), potential for limitless replication, angiogenesis, and invasion and metastasis. Recently two additional hallmarks have emerged-reprogramming of energy metabolism and evading immune destruction.