Additional mutations accumulating in a multistep process with growth over time describes the process of progression.

BRCA1 and BRCA2 are tumor suppressor genes that when mutated, may cause heritable (familial) forms of breast and ovarian cancer.

In order for a mutation to initiate cancer formation, which of the following conditions must exist?

All of the following changes occur in a carcinoma cell undergoing epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) EXCEPT:

Intrinsic factors causing mutations, such as errors in replication during cell division, are avoidable.

The total number of cancer deaths in the US is declining.

A mutation that is not corrected by the natural correction and elimination machinery in the body during DNA replication will always lead to cancer.

All of the following statements about apoptosis are true EXCEPT:

The goal of cancer research is to eliminate the underlying molecular cause of all cancer.

Which of the following can cause mutations in driver genes that control cell division?