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Molecular evidence of viral DNA in non-small cell lung cancer and non-neoplastic lung.
British journal of cancer - 9 Aug 2016
Robinson Lary A, Jaing Crystal J, Pierce Campbell Christine, Magliocco Anthony, Xiong Yin, Magliocco Genevra, Thissen James B, Antonia Scott
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although ∼20% of human cancers are caused by microorganisms, only suspicion exists for a microbial cause of lung cancer. Potential infectious agents were investigated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and non-neoplastic lung. METHODS: Seventy NSCLC tumours (33 squamous cell carcinomas, 17 adenocarcinomas, 10 adenocarcinomas with lepidic spread, and 10 oligometastases) and 10 non-neoplastic lung...
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