Which are correct: Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- C and D only
- A and C only
- B and D only
- D and E only
Answer
(2) A and C only
Solution
A. As per NCERT, techniques like radiography (X-rays), computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used to detect cancers of the internal organs — correct.
B. Chemotherapeutic drugs are used to kill cancerous cells, not non-cancerous cells — incorrect.
C. As per NCERT, tumour patients are given biological response modifiers such as -interferon, which activates their immune system and helps in destroying the tumour — correct.
D. Biological response modifiers are substances like -interferon; chemotherapeutic drugs are not — incorrect.
E. As per NCERT, blood and bone marrow tests are used to detect increased cell counts in the case of leukaemias — so the counts increase, not decrease — incorrect.
∴ Only A and C are correct.
Answer: (2)