Inflammation and Lung Cancer - 9781493945115

Inflammation and Lung CancerAuthor(s): Steven M. Dubinett\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc., United States\nImprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.\nISBN-13: 9781493945115, 978-1493945115\nSynopsis\nIn recent years there have been various discoveries connecting inflammation and lung cancer and clearly there is growing interest in this area of cancer [url] link between unresolved inflammation and cancer has been well established with estimates that 15% of cancer deaths are inflammation?related. Evidence for this link includes thefollowing: a) some inflammatory diseases are associated with increased risk of cancer development; b) inflammatory mediators are present surrounding and within most tumors; c) overexpression of inflammatory cytokines increases cancer development and progression in murine studies; d) inhibition of inflammatory mediators decreases cancer development and progression; and e) the use of non?steroidal anti?inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has be.