Question

Which of the following statements is not true?
(1 point)
Responses

Smoking at an early age increases the risk of lung cancer. For most smoking-related cancers, the risk rises as the individual continues to smoke.
Smoking at an early age increases the risk of lung cancer. For most smoking-related cancers, the risk rises as the individual continues to smoke.

Teenage smokers suffer from shortness of breath almost three times as often as teens who don't smoke and produce phlegm more than twice as often as teens who don't smoke.
Teenage smokers suffer from shortness of breath almost three times as often as teens who don't smoke and produce phlegm more than twice as often as teens who don't smoke.

Teenage smokers are more likely to have seen a doctor or other health professionals for an emotional or psychological complaint.
Teenage smokers are more likely to have seen a doctor or other health professionals for an emotional or psychological complaint.

People who quit smoking cannot reverse any of the damage that has been done to their lungs over an extended period of time.
People who quit smoking cannot reverse any of the damage that has been done to their lungs over an extended period of time.

Answer 1

The statement that is not true is:

"People who quit smoking cannot reverse any of the damage that has been done to their lungs over an extended period of time."

Why: Quitting smoking leads to measurable improvements — cilia function and lung function can recover, risks of lung and other diseases decline over time, and many smoking-related harms are at least partially reversible.