Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Infectious diseases

Infectious diseases — practice question

(a(i))[2]

State two factors that make cancer more likely to develop.

(a(ii))[1]

State why lung cancer is classed as a non-infectious disease.

(b)[4]

Use the data in Fig. 4.1 to compare how effective the two drugs are at treating the tumours.

(c)[3]

Vinblastine prevents the spindle apparatus from forming during mitosis. Explain how vinblastine produces its anti-cancer effect.

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