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The majority of new cancers are due to inherited DNA defects. True False Cancer

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Question

The majority of new cancers are due to inherited DNA defects. True False Cancer incidence today is dramatically different compared to 1900. What is the single most important reason for the increase seen in cancer incidence rates today? Pesticide use Increase in number of days' people work Increased environmental pollution Increase in life expectancy determine(s) how many times the cell can replicate and are, on average, shorter in older people. Chromatin Protein Telomeres Replication Factors Leukemia and lymphomas are cancers in which certain types of, and divide. red blood cells platelets phagocytes uncontrollably grow white blood cells

Explanation / Answer

The majority of new cancers are due to inherited DNA defects: False
Cancer incidence...rates today ? B. Increased environmental pollution.
--------determineds...older people? C. Telomeres
Leukemia and lymphomas...grow and devide. D. White blood cells