carcinogenesis
Noun
Meaning
carcinogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural carcinogeneses)
(oncology) The creation of cancer cells.
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Adequate long-term studies have been conducted in mice and rats with aspirin, alone or in combination with other drugs, in which no evidence of carcinogenesis was seen.
Animal proteins that are unprocessed and properly prepared (ie slow cooked and not overcooked) are highly digestible and easily absorbed so that having excess protein enter the colon to promote carcinogenesis is unlikely.
His research group investigate the molecular basis for carcinogenesis in the gastrointestinal tract, particularly the pre-malignant condition Barrett’s Oesophagus.
The study published in Carcinogenesis could open a new therapeutic opportunity for several forms of the disease.