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What are the ways that chemicals interact with the human body to cause cancer?
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DNA mutations: Very generally, chemicals can lead to dna mutations. This can lead to the activation or inactivation of genes that control cell growth and proliferation. The uncontrolled invasive growth of the mutated cells leads to the cancer.
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