Have environmental mutagens caused oncomutations in people?

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Age-specific cancer rates show large historical increases that indict environmental risk factors. But these environmental factors did not necessarily act by increasing oncomutation rates. Mathematical analyses suggest selective effects on pre-existing oncomutants. The widely held hypothesis that environmental chemicals induce a substantial fraction of human point mutations has not been supported by observation....

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