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• The chance that a person will develop cancer in his/her lifetime.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Probability of Developing Cancer. (n.d.). Glossary of Statistical Terms. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/probability-of-developing-cancer.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Probability of Developing Cancer. seer.cancer.gov. Glossary of Statistical Terms. SEER Program. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/probability-of-developing-cancer (accessed: March 30, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Probability of Developing Cancer." Glossary of Statistical Terms. SEER Program. 30 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/probability-of-developing-cancer.

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