The mechanism of carcinogenesis by tobacco smoke. Further experimental evidence and a prediction from the thiol-defence hypothesis.
M L Fenner,J Braven +1 more
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The mechanism of carcinogenesis by tobacco smoke is explained and a prediction from the thiol-defence hypothesis is made that tobacco smoke-related cancers are more likely to occur in women than in men.Abstract:
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