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

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Sporadic cancers are those that occur due to mutations or changes in the DNA that happen over a person's lifetime, rather than being inherited through the family line. These are the most common type of cancers, contrasting with familial or hereditary cancers, which are passed down genetically.

Sporadic Cancers ____