Bile Acids, But Not Neutral Sterols, Are Tumor Promoters in the Colon in Man and in Rodents

By Weisburger, John H.

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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	Bile Acids, But Not Neutral Sterols, Are Tumor Promoters in the Colon in Man and in Rodents
Author:	Weisburger, John H.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, United Nations., United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Disarmament Documents
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Publisher:	United Nations- Office for Disarmament Affairs (Unoda)


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Excerpt: Various lines of evidence suggest that the majority of human cancers have complex, multifactorial environmental causes (1-3).I n relation to the cancer question, causes are often thought to be ubiquitous chemicals, and, more specifically, those due to modern technology and industrial development. Certainly a number of food additives, pesticides, insecticides, and industrial chemicals introduced commercially in the last 40 years are carcinogenic in animal models (4). Historically, it is also true that chemical exposure due to occupation or to drugs has caused human cancers (1-3,5-8)C. ancer represents many diseases, and a detailed analysis of the often complex factors inherent in the occurrence of each specific type of cancer is essential to delineate those elements truly responsible for the occurrence of each kind of cancer.