Which of the following statements BEST characterizes many cancers such as colon cancer?
A) They result from the activation of one critical tumor-suppressor gene.
B) They result when the transition from G2 to M in the cell cycle is inhibited.
C) They result when DNA replication during the S period of the cell cycle is inhibited.
D) They result from a series of sequential mutations in a number of genes.
E) They result from decreased expression in a series of cellular oncogenes.
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