Environment and cancer: who are susceptible?

doi:10.1126/science.278.5340.1068

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Environment and cancer: who are susceptible?

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 7 Nov 1997

Perera F P

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Acting in concert with individual susceptibility, environmental factors such as smoking, diet, and pollutants play a role in most human cancer. However, new molecular evidence indicates that specific groups-characterized by predisposing genetic traits or ethnicity, the very young, and women-may h...

Topics

Aging
Amines
Carcinogens, Environmental
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Male
Neoplasms
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Racial Groups
Risk Factors
Sex Characteristics

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