CELL DIVISION
CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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smoking or other tobacco use
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lack of exercise
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diet high in animal products and low in plant products
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life style choices as refusing to wear sunscreen
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Smoking, a high-fat diet, and working with toxic chemicals are examples of lifestyle choices that may be risk factors for some adult cancers. Most children with cancer, however, are too young to have been exposed to these lifestyle factors for any extended time.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cancer is caused by changes to DNA. Most cancer-causing DNA changes occur in sections of DNA called genes. These changes are also called genetic changes. A DNA change can cause genes involved in normal cell growth to become oncogenes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most common type of cancer on the list is breast cancer, with 290, 560 new cases expected in the United States in 2022. The next most common cancers are prostate cancer and lung cancer. Because colon and rectal cancers are often referred to as “colorectal cancers, ” these two cancer types are combined for the list.