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Bacteria-Mediated Oncogenesis and the Underlying Molecular Intricacies: What We Know So Far

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
Cancers are known to have multifactorial etiology. Certain bacteria and viruses are proven carcinogens. Lately, there has been in-depth research investigating carcinogenic capabilities of some bacteria.
Shashanka K. Prasad, Smitha Bhat, Dharini Shashank, Akshatha C. R., Sindhu R., Pornchai Rachtanapun, Pornchai Rachtanapun, Devananda Devegowda, Prasanna K. Santhekadur, Sarana Rose Sommano, Sarana Rose Sommano   +10 more
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Mutations in pathways depending on BRCA1 and BRCA2 may increase cancer risks from an environmental carcinogen [PDF]

, 2011
Recently, the President’s Cancer Panel [2008-2009] protested that preventive action is not taken when uncertainty exists about potential harm from a chemical, because the US regulatory approach demands that a hazard be incontrovertibly ...
Bernard Friedenson
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Phytochemical Profiling and Cytotoxic Potential of Musa acuminata Stem Extracts against Transformed Dysplastic Oral Keratinocytes (T-DOK): An In vitro Chemoprevention Study

Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology
Background: Oral cancers are often preceded with precancers, which paves the way for chemoprevention. Musa acuminata rich in phytochemical bioactives can serve as novel preference. Objective: To analyze the phytochemical bioactives of Musa acuminata (red
E. Gracelin Ranjitha, N. Rakesh, Angeline Deepthi, Deepu George Mathew, J. Venkatesh, Kandasamy Murugan   +5 more
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Report on the mutagenicity of flavone derivatives and their contribution to advancing scientific knowledge

Proceedings of the Japan Academy. Series B, Physical and Biological Sciences
Flavonoids, such as quercetin and kaempferol, and their glycosides, are widely distributed in vegetables and fruits. Sugimura, T. et al. investigated the mutagenicity of flavone derivatives, and found that quercetin and kaempferol showed high mutagenic ...
Yukari TOTSUKA, Keiji WAKABAYASHI
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A review of agricultural waste activated carbon and effect on adsorption parameters [PDF]

, 2018
Activated carbon is widely used in industrial wastewater treatment operation because of the effectiveness in removing the dye. As the conventional activated carbon on market nowadays is expensive, lots of research was done on agricultural materials to ...
Abd Rahim, Muhammad Amirza, Mohammad Razi, Mohd Adib, Mohd Hishammudin, Mimi Nur Attahirah, Mohd Salleh, Nur Aqila Hani   +3 more
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Predicting residential radon concentrations in Finland: Model development, validation, and application to childhood leukemia

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2020
OBJECTIVES: Inhaled radon gas is a known alpha-emitting carcinogen linked especially to lung cancer. Studies on higher concentrations of indoor radon and childhood leukemia have conflicting but largely negative results.
Atte Nikkilä, Hannu Arvela, Juha Mehtonen, Jani Raitanen, Merja Heinäniemi, Olli Lohi, Anssi Auvinen   +6 more
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Do topical repellents divert mosquitoes within a community? Health equity implications of topical repellents as a mosquito bite prevention tool. [PDF]

, 2013
OBJECTIVES: Repellents do not kill mosquitoes--they simply reduce human-vector contact. Thus it is possible that individuals who do not use repellents but dwell close to repellent users experience more bites than otherwise.
DC Chavasse, Elizabeth Louise Turner, Emmanuel Titus Simfukwe, GF Killeen, JA Scott, John Vontas, LW Cohnstaedt, M Ditzen, M Rowland, Marta Ferreira Maia, Max Thele, MF Maia, N Hill, RW Steketee, Sangoro Peter Onyango, Sarah Jane Moore, SE Clarke, SJ Moore, SJ Moore, SP Carroll, SW Lindsay, TW Scott, Y Geissbühler   +22 more
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Developing evidence‐based, cost‐effective P4 cancer medicine for driving innovation in prevention, therapeutics, patient care and reducing healthcare inequalities

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The cancer problem is increasing globally with projections up to the year 2050 showing unfavourable outcomes in terms of incidence and cancer‐related deaths. The main challenges are prevention, improved therapeutics resulting in increased cure rates and enhanced health‐related quality of life.
Ulrik Ringborg, Joachim von Braun, Julio Celis, Anton Berns, Michael Baumann, Tit Albreht, Nancy Abou‐Zeid, Vanderlei Bagnato, Christian Brandts, Chien‐Jen Chen, Massimiliano di Pietro, Manjit Dosanjh, Thomas Dubois, Alexander Eggermont, Angelika Eggert, Ingemar Ernberg, Sara Faithfull, Johannes Förner, Stefan Fröhling, Manuel Heitor, Leroy Hood, Wei Jiang, Bengt Jönsson, Ravi Kannan, Maria Leptin, Su Li, Peter Lindgren, Douglas Lowy, Jun Ma, Alex Markham, Péter Nagy, Simon Oberst, M. Iqbal Parker, Danielle Rodin, Kevin Ryan, Joachim Schüz, Richard Sullivan, Josep Tabernero, Peter Turkson, Oliver Várhelyi, Harold Varmus, Chijie Wang, Elisabete Weiderpass, Nils Wilking   +43 more
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Quantification and Visualization of Fungal Degradation of Polyurethane Foam in Homes [PDF]

, 2020
People spend 90% of their time in the indoor environment including homes. Homes contain many exposures that can cause harm to human health, and one harmful exposure potentially comes from the degradation of polyurethanes.
Campbell, Iona
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Reduction in squamous cell carcinomas in mouse skin by dietary zinc supplementation. [PDF]

, 2016
Inadequate dietary Zn consumption increases susceptibility to esophageal and other cancers in humans and model organisms. Since Zn supplementation can prevent cancers in rodent squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) models, we were interested in determining if it
Druck, Teresa, Fong, Louise Y., Huebner, Kay, Liu, James, Pan, Xueliang, Quimby, Donald, Schrock, Morgan S., Shen, Rulong, Sun, Jin, Zanesi, Nicola   +9 more
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