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Re:There’s scant evidence that healthy foods prevent cancer ... by hamai on Sunday April 27, 2014 @04:04PM (#7656595)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2515569/
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Re:There’s scant evidence that healthy foods prevent cancer ... by revelation on Sunday April 27, 2014 @04:40PM (#7656762)
Only 5–10% of all cancers are due to an inherited gene defect. Various cancers that have been linked to genetic defects are shown in Fig. 2. Although all cancers are a result of multiple mutations (9, 10), these mutations are due to interaction with the environment (11, 12).

That 5% figure is much less interesting when you realize they mean _inherited_ genetic defects.

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Re:There’s scant evidence that healthy foods prevent cancer ... by EGreg on Monday April 28, 2014 @09:53AM (#7659921)
Doesn't this contradict the original article?
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