• Question: what gives you cancer?

    Asked by uluvmelnsofbbzlol to Cathal, Daphne, Darren, Jon, Katherine on 15 Mar 2012. This question was also asked by 1drawsome.
    • Photo: Daphne Ng

      Daphne Ng answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      Cancer is caused by mutations. Mutations are mistakes in the DNA. So cells with mutations do not die naturally and multiply out of control, leading to cancer.

    • Photo: Katherine Haxton

      Katherine Haxton answered on 15 Mar 2012:

      Some chemicals cause mutations in DNA, UV light from sunlight can cause them too (a major cause of skin cancer). Some viruses do as well which is why we have an hpv vaccine.

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