Why Do People with "Inherited Cancer" Often Develop Cancer at a Relatively

question 84

Multiple Choice

Why do people with "inherited cancer" often develop cancer at a relatively young age?

• A) Predisposition does not increase the chances that other risk factors will lead to the progression of cancer.
• B) All inherited alleles that are associated with cancer cause childhood cancers.
• C) Cancer cannot be truly inherited,but certain alleles weaken the normal control points that prevent cancer,and this causes cancer to appear earlier in life.
• D) Younger people are exposed to more risk factors than older people.
• E) all of these

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