Sporadic cancers ____

a. may develop when proto-oncogenes mutate to form tumor suppressor genes
b. may develop when tumor suppressor genes are over-expressed
c. are caused by benign tumors
d. are cancers that are not inherited
e. are less frequent than familial cancers


ANSWER: d

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