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Cancer is one of the major causes of death in our society. It has been estimated that approximately 80% of all human cancers are of environmental origin.1 This estimate is based primarily on epidemiological studies which show an enormous variation in the incidence of various forms of cancer is seen in different geographical areas of the world. Studies of migrants, who readily acquire a cancer incidence similar to that of their new country of residence, also imply that environmental rather than genetic factors are of major importance.
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Cohen, G.M. (1982). The Induction of Cancer by Chemicals. In: Cumming, G., Bonsignore, G. (eds) Cellular Biology of the Lung. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3403-3_25
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