Lung Cancer

Carcinogen in cigarettes causes gene mutation

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 19th, 2002

New York University (NYU) School of Medicine researchers report that a chemical in cigarette smoke causes mutations in a gene called ras that are commonly associated with many human cancers, according to a new study.

The study provides a direct molecular link between smoking and lung cancer, and the technique used in the study should help identify other environmental chemicals that contribute to human cancers, said Eric Moon-shong Tang, PhD, professor of environmental medicine, who led the study.

This is the second report by Tang directly linking a chemical in cigarette smoke to mutations in a crucial gene associated with cancer. In 1996, he...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-11-19)

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