Chemicals used in chemotherapy treatments to fight cancer can also harm cells in hair follicles and bone marrow. What characteristic do these cells most likely share with cancerous cells?

A.) They form tumors.
B.) They spread through the blood.
C.) They divide rapidly.
D.) They contain a mutation.

Cancerous cells are rapidly dividing cells, which can invade to nearby tissues and also travel to some other areas through blood circulation. Hair follicles and bone marrow cells are also rapidly dividing.

Thus, chemicals used in chemotherapy treatments to fight cancer can also harm cells in hair follicles and bone marrow.

Therefore, C) is the right answer.

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Answer:

the answer is b

Explanation:

they spread through the blood

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Chemicals used in chemotherapy treatments to fight cancer can also harm cells in hair follicles and bone marrow. What characteristic do these cells most likely share with cancerous cells? A.) They form tumors. B.) They spread through the blood. C.) They divide rapidly. D.) They contain a mutation.

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Chemicals used in chemotherapy treatments to fight cancer can also harm cells in hair follicles and bone marrow. What characteristic do these cells most likely share with cancerous cells?

A.) They form tumors.
B.) They spread through the blood.
C.) They divide rapidly.
D.) They contain a mutation.