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Beyond genetics: Cancer and environmental factors

Vicente Guillem Porta, María José Juan Fita

Abstract


Cancer is one of the major health problems in the Western world given its high incidence and mortality rates. It is the second cause of death after cardiovascular disease, and the leading cause of mortality in people under seventy. This article takes a look at the external factors – chemical, physical and biological – that can trigger cancer.

Keywords


cancer; causes; environment; genetics

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.77.2472

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