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Why cells create cancer?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Cells become cancerous as a result of genetic errors. Genes can be altered by several things, such as radiation, viruses, or certain types of chemicals (tar from cigarettes, for example, or formaldehyde). Not all genetic changes will result in cancer, but some will.

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