Majority Of Cancer-Causing Mutations The Result Of Random Mistakes In DNA Replication, Study Suggests.

reports that investigators “found that 5% of cancer-causing mutations can be linked to inherited genetic risk.” Meanwhile, “an additional 29% of malignancy-promoting mutations can be attributed to ‘modifiable’ factors...such as wearing sunscreen and vaccinating ourselves against cancer-causing viruses.” The other “66% of genetic mutations known to give cancer a foothold are random transcription errors in DNA.” http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-cancer-bad-luck-20170323-story.html