Cancerous cells can easily be destroyed by radiation due to the:

1. Rapid cell division

2. Lack of nutrition

3. Fast mutation

4. Lack of oxygen

Subtopic:  Cancer |
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2002
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Carcinoma refers to: 

1. Malignant tumours of the connective tissue
2. Malignant tumours of the skin or mucous membrane
3. Malignant tumours of the colon
4. Benign tumours of the connective tissue
Subtopic:  Cancer |
 57%
Level 3: 35%-60%
AIPMT - 2003
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Cancer cells are more easily damaged by radiation than normal cells because they are:

1. Undergoing rapid division
2. Different in structure
3. Non-dividing
4. Starved of mutation
Subtopic:  Cancer |
 89%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2004
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