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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #4644 Short Cancer
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Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

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Researchers have developed a blood test that can detect the presence of eight common cancers. Called CancerSEEK, the blood test detects tiny amounts of DNA and proteins released into the bloodstream from cancer cells. Known as a liquid biopsy, the test is distinctly different from and far less invasive than a standard biopsy, where a needle must be inserted into a solid tumour to confirm a cancer diagnosis. CancerSEEK can be performed before any abnormality has been observed, and so enables early diagnosis and an increased possibility of a cure. Several cancers can be screened for at once, and the test can be performed at the same time as routine blood tests, such as a cholesterol check. But the test is still some years away from being used in the clinic.

Which of the following statements about CancerSEEK is false?

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Option 4: "It has been used in the clinic for some years."

Explanation: The text clearly states that CancerSEEK is still some years away from being used in the clinic, making this statement false.

Option 1: "It can detect the presence of several common cancers."

Explanation: The text states that CancerSEEK can detect the presence of eight common cancers, which supports this statement as true. Therefore, this option is not false.

Option 2: "It is called a liquid biopsy test."

Explanation: The text explicitly refers to CancerSEEK as a liquid biopsy, confirming that this statement is accurate and not false.

Option 3: "It allows early cancer diagnosis."

Explanation: The text mentions that CancerSEEK can be performed before any abnormality has been observed, enabling early diagnosis. This makes the statement true, not false.

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