Abstract:IntroductionCancer initiation and progression mechanisms contingent upon tobacco use are not yet comprehensively understood. In lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) increased overall mutation rate was attributed to smoking, whereas in bladder cancer (BLCA) reduced suppression of oncogenes in smokers, might have been a distinguishing factor between cancers caused in smokers and never smokers (NS).It is well established that cigarette smoking is a risk factor for BLCA. However it is also found that the risk of BLCA as wel… Show more
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