Which of the following statements are true of indirect disease-causing factors? Check all that apply.

Indirect disease-causing factors include genetic, lifestyle, and environmental influences, so A is true. Environmental or lifestyle factors can activate or affect genes and contribute to cancers, making C true. They are not always inherited from parents, so B is false. Infections and pathogens are direct causes of disease, not indirect causes, so D is false.

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