Why does so many things cause cancer.

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Take smoking cigarettes, everyone says that causes cancer. But how? I thought cancer was just a malfunction in the cells? I know I’m wrong it just doesn’t make sense to me

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Every time DNA replicates, there’s a chance of a mistake that leads to cancer. Damaging these cells leads to more replication to heal or replace these cells. Therefore more opportunities to get cancer.

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