Article
Progress and challenges in selected areas of tobacco carcinogenesis.
Chemical research in toxicology - 1 Jan 2008
Hecht Stephen S
Abstract excerpt
Tobacco use continues to be a major cause of cancer in the developed world, and despite significant progress in this country in tobacco control, which is driving a decrease in cancer mortality, there are still over 1 billion smokers in the world. This perspective discusses some selected issues in tobacco carcinogenesis focusing on progress during the 20 years of publication of Chemical Research in Toxicology. The...
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- Alkylation
- Animals
- Biomarkers
- Carcinogens
- DNA Adducts
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Lung Neoplasms
