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It was recently recognized that this decline can be explained by a parallel shift of the age-related cancer mortality curve toward younger ages. In fact, it has been known for many years that mouse survival curves exhibit a parallel shift toward younger ages following an exposure to radiation, but it was not recognized that the mutation induction theory is incompatible with this parallel shift. This is because a parallel shift in the survival curve implies that all the irradiated individuals are affected, but the mutation induction theory assumes that only a fraction of the irradiated individuals is affected following an exposure to radiation. Thus, it seems likely that the target of radiation action, which leads to carcinogenesis, is not restricted to epithelial cells but includes all of the surrounding cells leading to an altered microenvironment. Since it is repeatedly observed that radiation-exposed normal tissues can stimulate transplanted or spontaneously arising tumor cells to grow faster, worsen the malignant phenotypes and finally kill the host earlier than usual, an exposure to radiation seems most likely to cause tissue inflammation, which creates conditions favorable for the growth of spontaneously arising tumor cells. 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