Radical causes of cancer

S. Perwez Hussain; Lorne J. Hofseth; Curtis C. Harris

doi:10.1038/nrc1046

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RadicalCarcinogenesisDNA damageNitric oxideInflammationCancerAntioxidantCell biologyDNA repairFree-radical theory of agingChemistryEnzymeBiologyDNABiochemistryImmunologyGenetics

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Year: 2003
Type: review
Volume: 3
Issue: 4
Pages: 276-285
Citations: 1635
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                                    S. Perwez Hussain, 
                                
                                    Lorne J. Hofseth, 
                                
                                    Curtis C. Harris
                                
                            (2003). 
                            Radical causes of cancer. 
                            Nature reviews. Cancer
                            , 3
                            (4)
                            , 276-285.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nrc1046

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DOI: 10.1038/nrc1046