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What causes cancer?
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Cancer: If we knew the answer, we wouldn't need doctors or medicine. However, that said, from what we know, cancer is caused by an unfortunate set of interactions between environmental factors and individual human genetics.
Answered 7/7/2013
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DNA abnormalities: Most cancers are the result of abnormal dna. This can lead to cell growth that is uncontrolled.
Answered 11/6/2016
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