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Study: Many cancers caused by bad luck, not lifestyle

Doctors say around 40 percent of all cancer is preventable through lifestyle choices, but the rest appears to be the result of naturally occurring cell mutations.

By Cassandra PollockMarch 27, 2017, 11:00 p.m. CentralUpdated March 27, 2017, 11:00 p.m. Central

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Study: Many cancers caused by bad luck, not lifestyle

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
March 27, 2017

<h1>Study: Many cancers caused by bad luck, not lifestyle</h1>
<p class="byline">by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune <br />March 27, 2017</p>
<p>Doctors say around <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/23/521219318/cancer-is-partly-caused-by-bad-luck-study-finds">40 percent of all cancer</a> is preventable through lifestyle choices, but the rest appears to be the result of naturally occurring cell mutations. (NPR)</p>
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Study: Many cancers caused by bad luck, not lifestyle

Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
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Doctors say around 40 percent of all cancer is preventable through lifestyle choices, but the rest appears to be the result of naturally occurring cell mutations. (NPR)

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Cassandra Pollock was a state politics reporter for the Tribune. She joined the Tribune full-time in June 2017 after a fellowship during the 85th Texas Legislature. Pollock spent her first two years at... More by Cassandra Pollock

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