Which is likely to be a more common cancer in an adult: cancer of the epithelial tissue lining the inside of the throat or cancer of the smooth muscle of the intestines? Why?
To determine: The more common cancer in adults: the cancer of the epithelial tissue lining the inside of the throat or the cancer of the smooth muscle of the intestines.
Concept introduction: Cancer is the abnormal proliferation of the cells. Cancer cells are of two types: benign and malignant. Cancer occurs due to various reasons like over consumption of alcohol, smoking, deleterious mutations, chromosomal aberrations, and many more. Cancer occurs as a result of errors in the genes involved in cell cycle particularly cell division.
Answer to Problem 1SQ
Correct answer: Cancer is more common in the epithelial tissue lining of inside of the throat when compared to smooth muscles of intestine.
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