Mechanisms of carcinogenesis and individual susceptibility to cancer.

Article

Mechanisms of carcinogenesis and individual susceptibility to cancer.

Clinical chemistry - 1 Jul 1994

Venitt S

Abstract excerpt

The population can be divided into four groups, or "oncodemes," depending on the relative contributions of environment and genetics to their risk of cancer. These oncodemes are: 1) background (random mutations in normal people); 2) environmental (environmental carcinogens acting on normal people)...

Topics

Biotransformation
Carcinogens, Environmental
Disease Susceptibility
Ethics
Genotype
Humans
Neoplasms

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