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Friday, January 2, 2015

Bad Luck-Not Bad Genes-the Cause of Most Cancers

Two-thirds of all cancers diagnosed in adults are caused by random mutation during the ordinary process of stem cell division, while the rest are down to genetic inheritance and lifestyle, researchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center found. The scientists have created a mathematical model which, they say, shows it is wrong to assume that there are such things as "good genes" that may prevent us getting cancer even though we smoke, drink heavily and carry excessive weight.

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