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Prostate Cancer in World Trade Center Responders Demonstrates Evidence of an Inflammatory Cascade
20 Jun 2019
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Abstract An excess incidence of prostate cancer has been identified among World Trade Center (WTC) responders. In this study, we hypothesized that WTC dust, which contained carcinogens and tumor-promoting agents, could facilitate prostate cancer development by inducing DNA damage, promoting cell proliferation, and causing chronic inflammation. We compared expression of immunologic and inflammatory genes using a...
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