Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention · 2005 · 16 citations · 6 references
MedicineOncologyToxicologyCarcinogenesisMolecular ToxicologyNeoplasiaCarcinogenicity AssessmentChemical CarcinogenesisGenotoxic CarcinogenesisLung CancerMalignant NeoplasmsPancreatic CancerCarcinogen-dna InteractionsCarcinogen-induced Dna LesionsMechanisms Of CarcinogenicityNitrosamine CarcinogenesisNitrosamine ExposureTobacco CarcinogenesisTobacco Smoke CarcinogensTobacco-related Cancer Risk
Tobacco smoking is the only known etiologic agent that causes pancreatic cancer. The tobacco-specific nitrosamine 4-(methylnitrosamino)-I-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) is a potent carcinogen in laboratory rodents that, independent of the route of administration, induces primarily lung adenocarcinoma
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