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[โ€“] The_v 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 1 month 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.