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Which of the following statements accurately describes the term 'log kill' in chemotherapy?
Which of the following statements accurately describes the term 'log kill' in chemotherapy?
- It refers to the logarithmic reduction in the number of cancer cells following treatment (correct)
- It refers to the logarithmic increase in the number of cancer cells following treatment
- It refers to the logarithmic reduction in the number of healthy cells following treatment
- It refers to the logarithmic increase in the number of healthy cells following treatment
What is the significance of a 5-log kill in cancer treatment?
What is the significance of a 5-log kill in cancer treatment?
- It results in a complete eradication of all cancer cells
- It results in a 1,000-fold reduction in the number of cancer cells
- It results in a 10-fold reduction in the number of cancer cells
- It results in a 100,000-fold reduction in the number of cancer cells (correct)
Why is additional treatment required to eradicate leukemic cells completely?
Why is additional treatment required to eradicate leukemic cells completely?
- Tumor cells are not as easily eliminated as bacterial cells (correct)
- Leukemic cells do not replicate as rapidly as bacterial cells
- The immune system can destroy the remaining leukemic cells
- Leukemic cells are more susceptible to chemotherapeutic agents than bacterial cells
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