Describe how it is possible for a non-cancer-causing virus to infect a cell, but then all progeny viruses released from that cell (and the descendants of those progeny viruses) all are cancer-causing viruses.

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Describe how it is possible for a non-cancer-causing virus to infect a cell, but then all progeny viruses released from that cell (and the descendants of those progeny viruses) all are cancer-causing viruses.

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A number of viruses are suspected of causing cancer in animals, including humans, and are frequently referred to as oncogenic viruses. 

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