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In biochemistry, naturally occurring phenols are natural products containing at least one phenol functional group. [1] [2] [3] Phenolic compounds are produced by plants and microorganisms. [4] Organisms sometimes synthesize phenolic compounds in response to ecological pressures such as pathogen and insect attack, UV radiation and wounding. [5]
Ionizing radiation may be used to treat other cancers, but this may, in some cases, induce a second form of cancer. [74] Radiation can cause cancer in most parts of the body, in all animals, and at any age, although radiation-induced solid tumors usually take 10–15 years, and can take up to 40 years, to become clinically manifest, and ...
Phenol and its vapors are corrosive to the eyes, the skin, and the respiratory tract. [62] Its corrosive effect on skin and mucous membranes is due to a protein-degenerating effect. [51] Repeated or prolonged skin contact with phenol may cause dermatitis, or even second and third-degree burns. [63] Inhalation of phenol vapor may cause lung ...
The question of seed oils and cancer started because seed oils are high in omega-6 fatty acids, some of which may promote inflammation in the body, research has shown.
Tobacco smoke, for example, causes 90% of lung cancer. [49] Tobacco use can cause cancer throughout the body including in the mouth and throat, larynx, esophagus, stomach, bladder, kidney, cervix, colon/rectum, liver and pancreas. [50] [51] Tobacco smoke contains over fifty known carcinogens, including nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic ...
A newly identified colon cancer gene may drive the disease by making the environment in the vicinity of tumors more hospitable to them, researchers say. Why does colon cancer grow so fast? Study ...
The central role of DNA damage and epigenetic defects in DNA repair genes in carcinogenesis. DNA damage is considered to be the primary cause of cancer. [17] More than 60,000 new naturally-occurring instances of DNA damage arise, on average, per human cell, per day, due to endogenous cellular processes (see article DNA damage (naturally occurring)).
New tests done by the Environmental Working Group have found 21 oat-based cereals and snack bars popular amongst children to have "troubling levels of glyphosate." The chemical, which is the ...