Researchers have examined thousands of genetically defined traits to identify possible causal relationships for eight common cancers. The team evaluated data from more than 860,000 people to uncover potential factors in causing breast, bowel, endometrial, lung, esophageal, ovarian, prostate and kidney cancers.
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