Article
The etiology of lung cancer.
Mayo Clinic proceedings - 1 Feb 1993
Davila D G, Williams D E
Abstract excerpt
The association between tobacco smoking and lung cancer has been noted for more than 50 years and continues to dominate the etiologic milieu of this malignant disease. Other agents, many discovered in the occupational setting, have also been substantiated as lung carcinogens. Inherent predisposition to the disease has long been suspected, and recent investigations suggest several potential mechanisms and a...
Topics
- Causality
- Diet
- Environmental Exposure
- Gene Deletion
- Gene Frequency
- Genes, Dominant
- Genes, Recessive
- Genotype
- Humans
- Lung Diseases
- Lung Neoplasms
- Models, Biological