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: Ulrike Harjes Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research