Elevated lung cancer risk shortly after smoking cessation: Is it due to a reduction of endotoxin exposure?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 534-541

  Lange, J H ^a   Mastrangelo, G ^b   Fadda, E ^b   Priolo, G ^b   Montemurro, D ^b   Buja, A ^b   Grange, J M ^c  

^a ENVIROSAFE TRAINING AND CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SMOKING CESSATION; VACCINATION;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 21844448651     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2005.02.043     Document Type: Article

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