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A high prevalence of 3q amplification has been reported in many studies on tobacco-associated cancers, including those of the lung, cervix and esophagus [ 11 13 14 15 16 17 ] . We and others have shown that PIK3CA is a candidate oncogene at 3q in these tumors [ 12 18 19 ] . Interestingly, PI3K pathway has been suggested to play a role in modulating the effects of benzopyrene, a tobacco-derived carcinogen, and its metabolite, anti-7,8-dihydroxy-9,10-epoxy-7,8,9,10-terahydrobenzopyrene [ 20 ] .
The Washington Post lead spells bad news for secondhand smoke opponents: on Friday, a federal judge invalidated a 1993 EPA report which had declared secondhand smoke a dangerous carcinogen.
These results are congruent with those reported in the literature for CGH analysis of HNSCC [ 11 12 13 14 ] . The level of genomic instability, measured by the median number of continuous copy number changes by CGH analysis was also not influenced by the severity of carcinogen exposure.
Because there is considerable evidence that the substance may well be a carcinogen, quinacrine sterilizations are banned in the U.S. and are opposed by nearly all family planning organizations and many foreign governments.
Shiff and Rigas [ 45 ] indicate that NSAIDs may to affect colorectal cancer development via one or more of the following four areas: (1) COX-mediated carcinogen activation, (2) cell proliferation, (3) apoptosis and (4) immune surveillance.