Arsenic, asbestos and radon: emerging players in lung tumorigenesis

• Main Authors: Hubaux Roland (Author), Becker-Santos Daiana D (Author), Enfield Katey SS (Author), Lam Stephen (Author), Lam Wan L (Author), Martinez Victor D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>The cause of lung cancer is generally attributed to tobacco smoking. However lung cancer in never smokers accounts for 10 to 25% of all lung cancer cases. Arsenic, asbestos and radon are three prominent non-tobacco carcinogens strongly associated with lung cancer...