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likoan [24]
3 years ago
10

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2 answers:
yaroslaw [1]3 years ago
6 0
It’s something that can cause tissue to develop cancer
murzikaleks [220]3 years ago
3 0

a carcinogen can either be a substance like colchicine or nicotine , UV radiaton, gamma radiation, X-rays, ionizing radiaton, and even viruses that cause mutations that lead to cancer

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