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  2. Causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Hereditary cancers are primarily caused by an inherited genetic defect. A cancer syndrome or family cancer syndrome is a genetic disorder in which inherited genetic mutations in one or more genes predisposes the affected individuals to the development of cancers and may also cause the early onset of these cancers. Although cancer syndromes ...

  3. Carcinogenesis - Wikipedia

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    Cancers and tumors are caused by a series of mutations. Each mutation alters the behavior of the cell somewhat. Carcinogenesis, also called oncogenesis or tumorigenesis, is the formation of a cancer, whereby normal cells are transformed into cancer cells.

  4. Mutagen - Wikipedia

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    Other carcinogens may cause cancer through a variety of mechanisms without producing mutations, such as tumour promotion, immunosuppression that reduces the ability to fight cancer cells or pathogens that can cause cancer, disruption of the endocrine system (e.g. in breast cancer), tissue-specific toxicity, and inflammation (e.g. in colorectal ...

  5. Diet rich in whole plant foods and fish may keep colon cancer ...

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    A diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, legumes, and dairy may help lower the risk of gastrointestinal cancers, including colorectal cancer, recent research suggests.

  6. Study: As many as 90 percent of cancer cases are caused by ...

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    Common foods suspected of causing cancer: The director of Stony Brook Cancer Center, from the university that conducted the study, told the BBC if intrinsic risk is like Russian roulette ...

  7. Mutagenesis - Wikipedia

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    DNA may be modified, either naturally or artificially, by a number of physical, chemical and biological agents, resulting in mutations. Hermann Muller found that "high temperatures" have the ability to mutate genes in the early 1920s, [2] and in 1927, demonstrated a causal link to mutation upon experimenting with an x-ray machine, noting phylogenetic changes when irradiating fruit flies with ...

  8. Mutation - Wikipedia

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    These types of mutations are usually prompted by environmental causes, such as ultraviolet radiation or any exposure to certain harmful chemicals, and can cause diseases including cancer. [91] With plants, some somatic mutations can be propagated without the need for seed production, for example, by grafting and stem cuttings.

  9. The 10 Most Common Types of Cancer in the United States - AOL

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    Although new cases of cancer may have climbed by roughly 24 percent in men and 21 percent in women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, doctors and researchers are making ...