Similarly, sun exposure, absent sunscreen, presents another opportunity for a wound and an inflammatory response, which, combined with mutations directly induced by UV irradiation, enhance the risk of the development of skin cancer, including the particularly dangerous melanoma. Other toxins that come into the body, whether food toxins or chemical ones, can also create wounds, places of insult, even minor, that require repair, inflammation, rebuilding. Each minor assault is a chance for cell division and an immune system response that, while intended to cleanse, might also lead to cancer.
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