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The Case of the Disappearing Fingerprints
One useful anti-cancer drug can effectively erase the whorls and other characteristic marks that give people their distinctive fingerprints. Losing __(1)__ could become troublesome. A case released online in a letter by Annals of Oncology indicates how big a __(2)__ of losing fingerprints is.
Eng-Huat Tan, a Singapore-based medical doctor describes a 62-year old man who has used capecitabine to __(3)__ his nasopharyngeal cancer. After three years on the __(4)__, the patient decided to visit U.S. relatives last December. But he was stopped by U.S. customs officials __(5)__ 4 hours after entering the country when those officials couldn't get fingerprints from the man. There were no distinctive swirly __(6)__ appearing from his index finger.
U.S. customs has been fingerprinting incoming foreign visitors for years, Tan says. Their index fingers are __(7)__ and screened against digital files of the fingerprints of bad guys ― terrorists and potential criminals that our federal guardians have been tasked with keeping out of the country. Unfortunately, for the Singaporean traveler, one potential __(8)__ effect of his drug treatment is a smoothing of the tissue on the finger pads. __(9)__, no fingerprints.
"It is uncertain when fingerprint loss will __(10)__ to take place in patients who are taking capecitabine," Tan points out. So he cautions any physicians who __(11)__ the drug to provide their patients with a doctor's note pointing out that their medicine may cause fingerprints to disappear.
Eventually, the Singapore traveler made it into the United States. I guess the name on his passport didn't raise any red flags. But he's also now got the explanatory doctor's note ― and won't leave home __(12)__ it.
By the way, maybe the Food and Drug Administration, __(13)__ approved use of the drug 11 years ago, should consider __(14)__ its list of side effects associated with this medicine. The current list does note that patients may experience vomiting, stomach pain and some other side effects. But no where __(15)__ it mention the potential for loss of fingerprints.
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1. A) he |
B) them |
C) her |
D) him |
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2. A) theme |
B) topic |
C) creation |
D) problem |
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3. A) treat |
B) cut |
C) find |
D) smooth |
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4. A) recovery |
B) diet |
C) drug |
D) diagnosis |
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5. A) in |
B) at |
C) for |
D) on |
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6. A) digits |
B) marks |
C) images |
D) pictures |
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7. A) printed |
B) located |
C) cured |
D) placed |
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8. A) normal |
B) good |
C) main |
D) side |
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9. A) However |
B) Hence |
C) Moreover |
D) Furthermore |
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10. A) begin |
B) like |
C) decide |
D) have |
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11. A) prevent |
B) preserve |
C) presume |
D) prescribe |
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12. A) off |
B) on |
C) without |
D) with |
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13. A) who |
B) where |
C) when |
D) which |
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14. A) updating |
B) using |
C) printing |
D) cancelling |
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15. A) must |
B) does |
C) may |
D) should |
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