Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference (한국독성학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2001.10b
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- Pages.7-8
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- 2001
CHEMOPREVENTION OF SMOKE-RELATED DNA DAMAGE AND CANCER
- Flora, Silvio-De (Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa) ;
- Roumen Balansky (Department of Health Sciences, University of Geno) ;
- Carlo Bennicelli (Department of Health Sciences, University of Geno) ;
- Anna Camoirano (Department of Health Sciences, University of Geno) ;
- Maria Bagnasco (Department of Health Sciences, University of Geno) ;
- Cristina Cartiglia (Department of Health Sciences, University of Geno) ;
- Elena Tampa (Department of Health Sciences, University of Geno) ;
- Elena Tampa ;
- Mariagrazia Longobardi ;
- Alberto Izzotti
- Published : 2001.10.01
Abstract
DNA damage is an essential step in the pathogenesis of cancer and probably of other chronic degenerative conditions related to cigarette smoke (CS), such as atherosclerosis, cardiomyopathies, etc. Although the major goal of primary prevention is to refrain from smoking, chemoprevention by means of dietary and pharmacological agents provides a complementary preventive strategy. In spite of its overwhelming epidemiological importance, experimental studies evaluating CS as a complex mixture are relatively scanty.(omitted)
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