Tobacco smoking as risk factor of laryngeal cancer
Journal of Education, Health and Sport, 2019 Introduction: Laryngeal cancer is one of the most common type of head and neck cancers. It develops due to spontaneous mutation or influence of external factors (physical, biological and chemical).
Michał Konopelko +4 more
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Characterisation of the p53-Mediated Cellular Responses Evoked in Primary Mouse Cells Following Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation [PDF]
, 2013 Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light can cause significant damage to mammalian cells and, although the spectrum of damage produced varies with the wavelength of UV, all parts of the UV spectrum are recognised as being detrimental to human health ...
McFeat, Gillian +2 more
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The research progress in the interaction between Candida albicans and cancers
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogenic fungus, which tends to infect the host with defective immune function including cancer patients. A growing number of studies have shown that C. albicans infection increases the host susceptibility to cancer
Dalang Yu, Zhiping Liu
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Estimating the incidence of lung cancer attributable to occupational exposure in Iran
Population Health Metrics, 2009 Objective The aim of this study was to estimate the fraction of lung cancer incidence in Iran attributed to occupational exposures to the well-established lung cancer carcinogens, including silica, cadmium, nickel, arsenic, chromium, diesel fumes ...
Mousavi-Jarrahi Yasaman +4 more
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Overview of occupational cancer in painters in Korea
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2018 Comprehensive consideration is necessary for setting guidelines to evaluate evidence of occupational cancer in painters due to work-related exposure to carcinogens in paint (a phenomenon termed herein as “work-relatedness”).
Jun-Pyo Myong +3 more
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Priority Setting for Occupational Cancer Prevention
Safety and Health at Work, 2018 Background: Selecting priority occupational carcinogens is important for cancer prevention efforts; however, standardized selection methods are not available.
Cheryl E. Peters +7 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 +4 more
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Identification of genetic polymorphisms associated with oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in South Africa [PDF]
, 2013 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a complex disease, determined by the interaction of genetic factors with environmental risk factors. In South Africa, OSCC is a major malignancy occurring
Matejcic, Marco
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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 +2 more
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Chemical Contamination in Bread from Food Processing and Its Environmental Origin
Molecules, 2022 Acrylamide (AA), furan and furan derivatives, polycyclic aromatic amines (PAHs), monochloropropanediols (MCPDs), glycidol, and their esters are carcinogens that are being formed in starchy and high-protein foodstuffs, including bread, through baking ...
Agnieszka Maher, Adriana Nowak
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