Question 11

(Multiple Choice)

Dana Reeve,the wife of actor Christopher Reeve,died at a young age from lung cancer,although she had never smoked.Her cancer was likely caused by


A) a germline mutation.
B) two somatic mutations in the same lung cell.
C) exposure to carcinogens.
D) second hand smoke.
E) stress from caring for her husband, who had a spinal cord injury.

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