© 2000 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 22, 1787,
November 15, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press
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Studies on the association between smoking and colon cancer have not consistently found a link. However, there may be subtypes of colon tumors for which smoking is biologically relevant. Slattery et al. (p. 1831) examined molecular aspects of colon tumors from subjects in a casecontrol study. They looked particularly at microsatellite instability (MSI), a pathologic feature of some colon tumors in which alterations are found in short nucleotide repeated DNA sequences. They also collected data on lifestyle factors of study subjects using questionnaires. MSI, found in 17%
Hypermethylation in the APC Gene and Esophageal Cancer
Fruits and Vegetables and Lung Cancer Incidence
HAART Therapy for AIDS and Reduction in Cancer Incidence
Vitamin D5 and Prevention of Rat Mammary Carcinogenesis