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CommonHealth: Why Cancer Happens

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We're often told that if you eat right, exercise regularly, and stay away from vices like alcohol or drugs, you'll generally be healthy. But when a health-conscious, vegetable-friendly, regular exerciser gets cancer, who's to blame?

A new cancer study says sometimes, it's just bad luck. And, it's what happened to a friend of Dick Knox's, senior correspondent for WBUR's CommonHealth blog.

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Richard Knox, senior correspondent for WBUR's Commonhealth blog. He tweets @dickknox.

This segment aired on March 28, 2017.

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