Non-small cell lung cancer: Where there's smoke...

Nature Reviews Cancer 17, 634 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrc.2017.95 Author: Ulrike Harjes A recent study shows that smoking-induced epigenetic changes in lung epithelium occur even before malignant transformation, and sensitize the cells to allow a single key oncogenic event to initiate the growth of a tumour.
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research