Oral cancer may be caused by

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(A, D) Oral cancer is primarily associated with the use of tobacco products. Smoking and the chewing of betel quid (often containing tobacco) are majo

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(A, D) Oral cancer is primarily associated with the use of tobacco products. Smoking and the chewing of betel quid (often containing tobacco) are major risk factors for the development of oral cancer. These substances contain carcinogens that damage the $DNA$ of cells in the oral cavity,leading to uncontrolled cell growth. Therefore,both smoking and eating betel (with tobacco) are causative factors.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(a)$ Carcinoma	$(i)$ Skin cancer
$(b)$ Sarcoma	$(ii)$ Lymph node cancer
$(c)$ Leukemia	$(iii)$ Lung cancer
$(d)$ Melanoma	$(iv)$ Blood cancer

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Match the following columns correctly:
Column-$I$ Column-$II$
$(a)$ Carcinoma $(i)$ Skin cancer
$(b)$ Sarcoma $(ii)$ Lymph node cancer
$(c)$ Leukemia $(iii)$ Lung cancer
$(d)$ Melanoma $(iv)$ Blood cancer

Which of the following is correctly matched?

What type of tumor is produced in $Osteosarcoma$ cancer?

Assertion : Cancer cells are virtually immortal until the body in which they reside dies.
Reason : Cancer is caused by damage to genes regulating the cell division cycle.

The carcinogen present in tobacco smoke is responsible for:

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