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Occupational Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Elevated Cancer Incidence in Firefighters [PDF]

, 2018
Cancer incidence appears to be higher amongst firefighters compared to the general population. Given that many cancers have an environmental component, their occupational exposure to products of carbon combustion such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (
Dickens, Kathryn, Hewitt, Fiona E., Houldsworth, Philip Edwin, Martin, Francis L, Salden, Marielle Louise, Stec, Anna A, Watts, Damian P   +6 more
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Cell transformation assays for prediction of carcinogenic potential: State of the science and future research needs [PDF]

, 2011
Copyright @ 2011 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use ...
A. D. Scott, A. Poth, A. Sakai, Asada, Ashby, Bernardi, Berwald, Berwald, Boehm, Campisi, Carmichael, Cohen, Dolma, Evan, F. L. Martin, Farmer, H. Yasaei, Haga, Huberman, Isfort, Isfort, Isfort, J. S. Harvey, K. Pant, K. Sasaki, Kelly, Kerckaert, Kirkland, Kirkland, L. M. Schechtman, Layer, LeBoeuf, LeBoeuf, M. J. Aardema, M. R. O'Donovan, Martin, Martinez-Lopez de Castro, Mauthe, McCarvill, N. Tanaka, Newbold, Newbold, P. L. Carmichael, Pang, Pant, Pant, Pfuhler, R. F. Newbold, R. R. Shen, Robinson, Russo, S. Creton, Sakai, Sakai, Schechtman, Schinzel, Shen, Sheng, Stampfer, Stinghen, Syed, Trevisan, Visvader, Walsh, Zakut, Zhao   +65 more
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Environmental Exposures during Puberty: Window of Breast Cancer Risk and Epigenetic Damage. [PDF]

, 2020
During puberty, a woman's breasts are vulnerable to environmental damage ("window of vulnerability"). Early exposure to environmental carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, and unhealthy foods (refined sugar, processed fats, food additives) are hypothesized ...
Aljaber, Dana, Au, Dawn, Benmarhnia, Tarik, Cardiff, Robert D, Chavez, Tanya, Dietze, Eric C, Doan, Stacey, Jankowska, Marta M, Jones, Veronica, McCune, Jeannine S, Natarajan, Rama, Nunez, Alan, Resto, Cristal, Sanchez, Angelica, Seewaldt, Victoria L, Serrano, Mayra, Sistrunk, Christopher, Thai, Christine, Tomsic, Jerneja, Yang, Jiue-An   +19 more
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DNA adducts in human tissues: biomarkers of exposure to carcinogens in tobacco smoke. [PDF]

, 1996
Tobacco smoking causes millions of cancer deaths annually. Tobacco smoke is a complex mixture of thousands of chemicals including many known animal carcinogens. Because many carcinogens from DNA adducts in target animal or human tissues, the detection of
Phillips, D H
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Cancer, Carcinogens and Screening in the Kidney [PDF]

, 2018
This chapter examines a number of different aspects of renal cancer. Firstly, an introduction into the numerous forms of renal cancers is provided, focusing on renal cell carcinomas their causes and the different treatment options currently available ...
Higgins, Michael, McMorrow, Tara, Obaidi, Ismael   +2 more
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Cancer rates not explained by smoking: a county-level analysis

Environmental Health, 2020
Background Debates over the importance of “lifestyle” versus “environment” contributions to cancer have been going on for over 40 years. While it is clear that cigarette smoking is the most significant cancer risk factor, the contributions of ...
Douglas J. Myers, Polly Hoppin, Molly Jacobs, Richard Clapp, David Kriebel   +4 more
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Breast cancer risk in relation to occupations with exposure to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors: a Canadian case–control study

Environmental Health, 2012
Background Endocrine disrupting chemicals and carcinogens, some of which may not yet have been classified as such, are present in many occupational environments and could increase breast cancer risk. Prior research has identified associations with breast
Brophy James T, Keith Margaret M, Watterson Andrew, Park Robert, Gilbertson Michael, Maticka-Tyndale Eleanor, Beck Matthias, Abu-Zahra Hakam, Schneider Kenneth, Reinhartz Abraham, DeMatteo Robert, Luginaah Isaac   +11 more
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Recent Studies on DNA Adducts Resulting from Human Exposure to Tobacco Smoke

Toxics, 2019
DNA adducts are believed to play a central role in the induction of cancer in cigarette smokers and are proposed as being potential biomarkers of cancer risk. We have summarized research conducted since 2012 on DNA adduct formation in smokers.
Bin Ma, Irina Stepanov, Stephen S. Hecht   +2 more
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Clinical encounter with three cancer patients affected by groundwater contamination at Camp Lejeune: a case series and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Advanced understanding of tumor biology has recently revealed the complexity of cancer genetics, intra/inter-tumor heterogeneity, and diverse mechanisms of resistance to cancer treatment.
Kyungsuk Jung, Aziz Khan, Robert Mocharnuk, Susan Olivo-Marston, Justin T. McDaniel   +4 more
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Squamous Cancer of the Esophagus in Africa: A Causal Pathway Established

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Biology, 2022
Squamous cancer of the esophagus has been endemic in much of East, Central and Southern Africa since the 1940s. Much research has concentrated on attempts to identify major carcinogenic influences, and failure to do so has made it clear that the problem ...
Alastair M Sammon
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