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[โ€“] The_v@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Cancer is a DNA mutation. Those mutations can be hereditary, random chance, or environmentally caused.

[โ€“] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 2 months ago

The mutations can be from that list, but mostly in our current world it's exposure to toxins.

Another toxin is media paving over real causes and making the story monetise curing.