Essential Cell Biology, 4th Edition

Published by Garland Science
ISBN 10: 0815344546
ISBN 13: 978-0-81534-454-4

Chapter 20 - Cell Communities: Tissues, Stem Cells, and Cancer - Questions - Page 726: Question 20-18

Answer

Yes.

Work Step by Step

While an excess of hormones do not directly cause cancer, they do so inadvertently. The hormones directly influence the sexual reproductive organs or genitalia. Hormones in excess cause more cells to be made and faster at that. There is always a risk of a mutated cell because cell mutations are completely random, and an excess of cells at a fast pace increases the risk of a mutated cell.
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