What kind of energy can both cause cancer and help in detecting and treating it?
- Correct Answer: radiation
- wind
- electricity
- heat
Explanation: Harmless background radiation comes from radioactive elements in rocks and from cosmic rays. Other sources of radiation, such as radon, are harmful. They may cause illness in living things and damage materials such as metals. Radiation has several uses, including detecting and treating cancer.
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