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Wound healing after trauma may predispose to lung cancer metastasis: review of potential mechanisms.
American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology - 1 May 2011
Walter Nicholas D, Rice Pamela L, Redente Elizabeth F, Kauvar Emily F, Lemond Lisa, Aly Theresa, Wanebo Kevin, Chan Edward D
Abstract excerpt
Inflammatory oncotaxis, the phenomenon in which mechanically injured tissues are predisposed to cancer metastases, has been reported for a number of tumor types, but not previously for histologically proven lung cancer. We review clinical and experimental evidence and mechanisms that may underlie...
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