Repeated exposure to tobacco smoke can promote the growth of pre-existing cancer tumors, besides causing lung cancer, say researchers.
Repeated exposure to tobacco smoke can promote the growth of pre-existing cancer tumors, besides causing lung cancer, say researchers.
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that mice with early lung cancer lesions that were repeatedly exposed to tobacco smoke developed larger tumors - and developed tumors more quickly - than unexposed animals. The key contributing factor was lung tissue inflammation.
Tobacco Smoke Linked to Promoting Lung Cancer Growth
It is well-documented that repeated exposure to tobacco smoke makes lung cancer much worse, and one reason is that it steps up inflammation in the lung.
It is well-documented that repeated exposure to tobacco smoke makes lung cancer much worse, and one reason is that it steps up inflammation in the lung.
Michael Karin, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Pathology at the UC San Diego School of Medicine, who led the work, said: "We've shown for the first time that tobacco smoke is a tumor promoter - not only a tumor initiator - and that it works through inflammation."
Tobacco Smoke may Cause Behavioural Problems in Children
Kids who are exposed to tobacco smoke during their early development can develop abnormal behavioural symptoms by the age of ten years, a new study has said.
Kids who are exposed to tobacco smoke during their early development can develop abnormal behavioural symptoms by the age of ten years, a new study has said.
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Black Children More Vulnerable to Tobacco Smoke Effects
Black children may be far more susceptible to the ill effects of second-hand tobacco smoke than their white counterparts.
Black children may be far more susceptible to the ill effects of second-hand tobacco smoke than their white counterparts.
Exposure to Second-Hand Tobacco Smoke Linked to Liver Disease
People can develop liver disease even when they are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke, according to a study.
People can develop liver disease even when they are exposed to second-hand tobacco smoke, according to a study.
