Nearly Two-Thirds of Cancers Are Due to Random DNA 'Mistakes' – Live Science


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Nearly Two-Thirds of Cancers Are Due to Random DNA ‘Mistakes’
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Cancer is caused by mistakes in DNA, and a new study finds that in most cancer cases, these mistakes are completely random; they’re not due to heredity or environmental factors, but rather the result of random errors. The mistakes, or mutations, cause …
New study finds that most cancer mutations are due to random DNA copying ‘mistakes’Medical Xpress
‘Bad luck’ with random DNA errors is responsible for two-thirds of cancer mutations, study saysLos Angeles Times
Unavoidable typos in DNA help fuel cancer, research saysThe Boston Globe
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