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c-Myc is further along in the signal transduction pathway of the epithelial growth factor receptor (EGF receptor) which deals with the proliferation of cells.  Mutations of c-Myc have a strong correlation to cancer.  Normally c-myc is tightly regulated and c-Myc is short lived, but cancer cells express c-myc uncontrollably and are unable to degrade the c-Myc protein.  This over expression and inability to rid the protein causes it to be active much longer, thus causing it to promote the over expression of genes needed for cell proliferation causing cancer.  Over expression of c-Myc is prevalent in 80% of brest cancers, 70% colorectal cancers, 90% of gynecological cancers, 50% of hepatocellular carcinomas and is particularly prevalent Burkitt’s Lymphoma.