Alcohol, tobacco, and cancer.3805581076 Alcohol, tobacco, and cancer. Ed. by Chi Hin Cho and Vishnudutt Purohit. S. Karger, AG 2006 312 pages $207.25 Hardcover RC268 Forty-plus international researchers contribute 19 papers highlighting the current knowledge about the underlying mechanisms whereby alcohol consumption and tobacco use initiate and/or promote carcinogenesis car·ci·no·gen·e·sis n. The production of cancer. carcinogenesis production of cancer. biological carcinogenesis viruses and some parasites are capable of initiating neoplasia. . Coverage includes an overview of the general mechanisms leading to cancer; a series of chapters addressing the correlations between alcohol and carcinogenicity carcinogenicity /car·ci·no·ge·nic·i·ty/ (kahr?si-no-je-nis´i-te) the ability or tendency to produce cancer. carcinogenicity the ability or tendency to produce cancer. , focusing on specific organs such as the upper aerodigestive tract aerodigestive tract Surgical anatomy A term that encompasses the oral cavity, sinonasal tract, larynx, pyriform sinus, pharynx, and esophagus , liver, colon, pancreas and breast; and several chapters on the role of tobacco in lung and digestive tract cancers and their prevention, and the role of phytochemicals. The latter features detailed discussion of the mutagenic mutagenic inducing genetic mutation. , mitogenic, pre-carcinogenic, anti-apoptotic, and immunosuppressive Immunosuppressive Any agent that suppresses the immune response of an individual. Mentioned in: Antirheumatic Drugs, Graft-vs.-Host Disease, Immunosuppressant Drugs immunosuppressive 1. pertaining to or inducing immunosuppression. 2. properties of nicotine involved in the development of cancer, and the possible use of nicotine vaccine in the prevention of mortality associated with tobacco use. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) 
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