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With carcinogenesis, as with so much in life, the right combination of nature and nurture is required.
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Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
Scientists have identified certain genetic mutations associated with carcinogenesis (the development of cancer) in the lungs.
—Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 17 Nov. 2023
Cancer cells must be capable of continuous proliferation and self-renewal to retain the many mutations required for carcinogenesis and to sustain the growth of a tumor, since differentiated cells (constrained by the Hayflick Limit) cannot divide indefinitely.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2017
Cancer cells must be capable of continuous proliferation and self- renewal to retain the many mutations required for carcinogenesis and to sustain the growth of a tumor, since differentiated cells constrained by the Hayflick Limit and cannot divide indefinitely.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2017
These medications can have a profound impact on the gut microbiome, potentially tweaking it in ways that foster carcinogenesis.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021
If asbestos has remained in talcum powder in recent decades, this could provide an alternative mechanism for carcinogenesis.
—Tara C. Smith, SELF, 31 Jan. 2019
Tony Hunter made fundamental discoveries about carcinogenesis that led to numerous cancer drugs, including Gleevec, Iressa and Sutent.
—Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Aug. 2017
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Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
Scientists have identified certain genetic mutations associated with carcinogenesis (the development of cancer) in the lungs.
—Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 17 Nov. 2023
Cancer cells must be capable of continuous proliferation and self-renewal to retain the many mutations required for carcinogenesis and to sustain the growth of a tumor, since differentiated cells (constrained by the Hayflick Limit) cannot divide indefinitely.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2017
Cancer cells must be capable of continuous proliferation and self- renewal to retain the many mutations required for carcinogenesis and to sustain the growth of a tumor, since differentiated cells constrained by the Hayflick Limit and cannot divide indefinitely.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 5 Apr. 2017
These medications can have a profound impact on the gut microbiome, potentially tweaking it in ways that foster carcinogenesis.
—Cassandra Willyard, Scientific American, 12 Nov. 2021
If asbestos has remained in talcum powder in recent decades, this could provide an alternative mechanism for carcinogenesis.
—Tara C. Smith, SELF, 31 Jan. 2019
Tony Hunter made fundamental discoveries about carcinogenesis that led to numerous cancer drugs, including Gleevec, Iressa and Sutent.
—Gary Robbins, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Aug. 2017
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“Carcinogenesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcinogenesis. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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carcinogenesis
noun
car·ci·no·gen·e·sis
ˌkärs-ᵊn-ō-ˈjen-ə-səs 
plural carcinogeneses
-ˌsēz
: the production of cancer
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