PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Certain infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, and parasites, can cause cancer or increase the risk that cancer will form.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most common risk factors for cancer include aging, tobacco, sun exposure, radiation exposure, chemicals, and other substances, some viruses and bacteria, certain hormones, family history of cancer, alcohol, poor diet, lack of physical activity, or being overweight.

Detailed explanation-3: -Age, weight, exposure to carcinogens, and genetics can increase the risk of developing cancer. Learn more from this Did You Know? video produced by NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program.

Detailed explanation-4: -Leading risk factors for preventable cancers are smoking, getting too much ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or tanning beds, being overweight or having obesity, and drinking too much alcohol.