Which of the following will be curable in next two decades

Options

A. tuberculosis
B. cancer
C. polio myelitis
D. None of these

Answer

B

Explanation

Cancer may be curable in next two decades The completion of the human genome in causing profound changes in thinking and direction of biomedical research. Cancer is caused by malfunctioning of genes. either through activation of cancer causing oncogenes (proto-oncogenes) or through inactivation of tumor supprerssor genes.
By comparing the active genes in the tumor to that of normal cells, the genes causing the cancer can be determined. Side by side there is a huge progress in the field of genetic engineering and biotechnology. All these aspects give us hope that cancer may be curable m next two decades.