Discuss the formation of cancer-causing polynuclear hydrocarbons and explain how they cause cancer.

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(N/A) Polynuclear hydrocarbons are formed by the incomplete combustion of organic materials such as tobacco,coal,and petroleum.
Once these compounds enter the human body,they undergo various metabolic biochemical reactions.
These metabolites interact with and damage $DNA$,leading to mutations that cause cancer.

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