Question

true or false: cancers are more common in the elderly because it takes several mutations to turn a normal cell into a cancer cell and mutations accumulate over time.
o true
o false

Explanation:

Cancer development is a multi - step process. Normal cells need to accumulate multiple mutations (such as in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes) over time to transform into cancer cells. The elderly have lived longer, providing more time for these mutations to occur and accumulate.

Answer:

True