Question

hemans interest in skin cancer started at a young age. he learned that skin cancer is treatable when _____ early. then, after he discovered how expensive skin cancer treatments are, he got the idea to create a soap to treat it. it has taken a lot of ____ and determination, but hemans special product is now being tested for people to use.

prevented; empathy
protected; clinical trials
dedicated; resilience
detected; persistence

Explanation:

Skin cancer is treatable when found early, which is best described by "detected". Creating a new product like the soap requires a lot of "persistence" along with determination. "Prevented" doesn't fit as the context is about treatment after detection, "protected" is not relevant here, and "dedicated" is an adjective not a noun as required. "Empathy" is not related to the process of creating the product, and "clinical trials" are what the product is undergoing now, not what was needed to create it.

Answer:

D. detected; persistence