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Which accurately describes the relationship between cancer risk and exposure to mutagens?
Cancer risk decreases when a person is exposed to mutagens because the risk of DNA mutation decreases as well.
Cancer risk increases when a person is exposed to mutagens because the risk of DNA mutations increases as well.
Cancer risk increases when a person is exposed to mutagens because the risk of DNA mutations decreases considerably.
Cancer risk decreases when a person is exposed to mutagens because the risk of DNA mutations increases considerably.

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Cancer risk increases when a person is exposed to mutagens because the risk of DNA mutations increases as well.

Mutagens cause changes in DNA; accumulating mutations (especially in oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes) raise the likelihood of cancer.