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Assertion: The patients of cancer are given α-interferon. Reason: α-interferon is a biological response modifier.
1 Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
2 Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
3 Assertion is true but reason is false.
4 Both assertion and reason are false.
Explanation:
Tumor cells have been shown to avoid detection and destruction by immune system. Therefore, such patients are given α-interferon which is a biological response modifier. It activates their immune system and helps in destroying the