Recent aspects regarding carcinogenesis in non-small-cell lung cancer.
Lung carcinogenesis is a field which is yet to be exploited and its molecular mechanisms to be more clearly defined. The goal of this article is to present the major alterations that occur in lung cancer, especially those that happen in the early stages of carcinogenesis. Finally, in this review we present the latest methods that are used to study the cellular/molecular pathophysiology of lung cancer and their clinical appliance.
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Metaxa Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece. stamatell970@yahoo.gr
Baltayiannis
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Roussakis
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D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*