AQA GCSE Biology · 8461
Specification 4.2.2.6, 4.2.2.7 · Paper 1
Revise: Lifestyle Factors and Chronic Disease MechanismsMore generally, carcinogens are cancer risk factors: ionising radiation is another example. Damage to DNA can lead to uncontrolled cell division. Smoking and cancer are linked, but a smoker is not certain to develop cancer, and smoking is not the only cause.
- Revise: Cancer
An agent that can increase cancer risk by causing changes that damage DNA.