Essay
Lecture 1. Mechanisms of carcinogenesis
- Module
- Cancer genetics (6BBYG307)
- Institution
- Kings College London (KCL)
Lecture one focuses on the Mechanisms of carcinogenesis. The lifetime risk for any individual to develop cancer is 50%. 38% of these cases are preventable, including melanoma, lung cancer and breast cancer. 15% of cancer cases are related to smoking and 3%-10% are related to obesity. Predisposing f...
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