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Environmental factors are any source of genetic mutation or alteration from an individual’s surroundings. Hereditary genetic factors are influences which are associated with cancer that are passed from one generation to another via genetic material (DNA).

 

Scholarly article from “The New England Journal of Medicine” discusses a twin study about environmental factors and cancer heritability.

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM200007133430201