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Cocarcinogenesis

MedGen UID:
3511
•Concept ID:
C0009181
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Cocarcinogeneses

Definition

The combination of two or more different factors in the production of cancer. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCocarcinogenesis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Advances in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
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Respirology 2005 Jun;10(3):266-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00714.x. PMID: 15955137

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Gastrin, inflammation, and carcinogenesis.
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Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2010 Feb;17(1):33-9. doi: 10.1097/MED.0b013e328333faf8. PMID: 19907321Free PMC Article
Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in metal carcinogenesis and cocarcinogenesis: nickel, arsenic, and chromium.
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Chem Res Toxicol 2008 Jan;21(1):28-44. Epub 2007 Oct 30 doi: 10.1021/tx700198a. PMID: 17970581Free PMC Article
EMF and health.
Feychting M, Ahlbom A, Kheifets L
Annu Rev Public Health 2005;26:165-89. doi: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144445. PMID: 15760285
The etiology and pathogenesis of laryngeal carcinoma.
Koufman JA, Burke AJ
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1997 Feb;30(1):1-19. PMID: 8995133
Interactions in metal carcinogenicity.
Beyersmann D
Toxicol Lett 1994 Jun;72(1-3):333-8. doi: 10.1016/0378-4274(94)90045-0. PMID: 8202949

Diagnosis

Arsenic co-carcinogenesis: Inhibition of DNA repair and interaction with zinc finger proteins.
Zhou X, Speer RM, Volk L, Hudson LG, Liu KJ
Semin Cancer Biol 2021 Nov;76:86-98. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2021.05.009. PMID: 33984503Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Jaurand MC, Fleury-Feith J
Respirology 2005 Jan;10(1):2-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00694.x. PMID: 15691231
Multistep carcinogenesis and genital papillomavirus infection. Implications for diagnosis and vaccines.
Rangel LM, Ramírez M, Torroella M, Pedroza A, Ibarra V, Gariglio P
Arch Med Res 1994 Summer;25(2):265-72. PMID: 7919824
Alcohol, cancer, and immunomodulation.
Mufti SI, Darban HR, Watson RR
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 1989;9(3):243-61. doi: 10.1016/s1040-8428(89)80003-4. PMID: 2686698
Iodine and mammary cancer.
Eskin BA
Adv Exp Med Biol 1977;91:293-304. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4684-0796-9_20. PMID: 343535

Therapy

EMF and health.
Feychting M, Ahlbom A, Kheifets L
Annu Rev Public Health 2005;26:165-89. doi: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144445. PMID: 15760285
Epigenetics and the environment.
Sutherland JE, Costa M
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003 Mar;983:151-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb05970.x. PMID: 12724220
Nickel essentiality, toxicity, and carcinogenicity.
Denkhaus E, Salnikow K
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2002 Apr;42(1):35-56. doi: 10.1016/s1040-8428(01)00214-1. PMID: 11923067
Interactions in metal carcinogenicity.
Beyersmann D
Toxicol Lett 1994 Jun;72(1-3):333-8. doi: 10.1016/0378-4274(94)90045-0. PMID: 8202949
Methoxsalen.
IARC Monogr Eval Carcinog Risk Chem Hum 1980;24:101-24. PMID: 6937435

Prognosis

Skin cancer risk in autoimmune connective tissue diseases.
Kostaki D, Antonini A, Peris K, Fargnoli MC
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2014 Oct;149(5):567-72. Epub 2014 Jun 30 PMID: 24975951
Phototoxicity and photocarcinogenesis associated with voriconazole.
Epaulard O, Leccia MT, Blanche S, Chosidow O, Mamzer-Bruneel MF, Ravaud P, Thiebaut A, Villier C, Lortholary O
Med Mal Infect 2011 Dec;41(12):639-45. Epub 2011 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2011.09.016. PMID: 22055586
Viruses, chemicals and co-carcinogenesis.
Haverkos HW
Oncogene 2004 Aug 23;23(38):6492-9. doi: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207822. PMID: 15322520
Ever since Knudson.
Devilee P, Cleton-Jansen AM, Cornelisse CJ
Trends Genet 2001 Oct;17(10):569-73. doi: 10.1016/s0168-9525(01)02416-7. PMID: 11585662
Multiple genetic alterations in human carcinogenesis.
Sugimura T, Terada M, Yokota J, Hirohashi S, Wakabayashi K
Environ Health Perspect 1992 Nov;98:5-12. doi: 10.1289/ehp.92985. PMID: 1486862Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Mechanisms of the synergistic lung tumorigenic effect of arsenic and benzo(a)pyrene combined- exposure.
Wang Z
Semin Cancer Biol 2021 Nov;76:156-162. Epub 2021 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2021.05.002. PMID: 33971262Free PMC Article
Epidermal growth factor in clinical practice - a review of its biological actions, clinical indications and safety implications.
Berlanga-Acosta J, Gavilondo-Cowley J, López-Saura P, González-López T, Castro-Santana MD, López-Mola E, Guillén-Nieto G, Herrera-Martinez L
Int Wound J 2009 Oct;6(5):331-46. doi: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00622.x. PMID: 19912390Free PMC Article
Ever since Knudson.
Devilee P, Cleton-Jansen AM, Cornelisse CJ
Trends Genet 2001 Oct;17(10):569-73. doi: 10.1016/s0168-9525(01)02416-7. PMID: 11585662
Cell proliferation not associated with carcinogenesis in rodents and humans.
Ward JM, Uno H, Kurata Y, Weghorst CM, Jang JJ
Environ Health Perspect 1993 Dec;101 Suppl 5(Suppl 5):125-35. doi: 10.1289/ehp.93101s5125. PMID: 8013399Free PMC Article
Multistage models of carcinogenesis.
Armitage P
Environ Health Perspect 1985 Nov;63:195-201. doi: 10.1289/ehp.8563195. PMID: 3908088Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Epidemiology and risk factors of pancreatic cancer.
Capasso M, Franceschi M, Rodriguez-Castro KI, Crafa P, Cambiè G, Miraglia C, Barchi A, Nouvenne A, Leandro G, Meschi T, De' Angelis GL, Di Mario F
Acta Biomed 2018 Dec 17;89(9-S):141-146. doi: 10.23750/abm.v89i9-S.7923. PMID: 30561407Free PMC Article
Subcutaneous injection of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells admixed with melanoma cells in mice favors tumor incidence and growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cordeiro MF, Marmitt LP, Horn AP
Arch Dermatol Res 2018 Apr;310(3):231-240. Epub 2018 Feb 3 doi: 10.1007/s00403-018-1819-7. PMID: 29396596
EPHX1 polymorphisms and the risk of lung cancer: a HuGE review.
Kiyohara C, Yoshimasu K, Takayama K, Nakanishi Y
Epidemiology 2006 Jan;17(1):89-99. doi: 10.1097/01.ede.0000187627.70026.23. PMID: 16357600

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