MECHANISMS OF RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS: WHAT IS REALLY INDUCED?

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It has been difficult to understand why the relative risk for cancer decreases with an increase in time since an exposure to radiation. It was recently recognized that this decline can be explained by a parallel shift of the age-related cancer mortality curve toward younger ages. In fact, it has been known for many years that mouse survival curves exhibit a parallel shift toward younger ages following an exposure...

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