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Epidemiological studies and data from experiments in vivo and in vitro support the notion that cancer is a multistep process in that a series of specific events is required to transform a normal cell into a malignant one (1,2).
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Borek, C. (1990). Mechanisms in Cancer Prevention by Dietary Antixodiants. In: Prasad, K.N., Meyskens, F.L. (eds) Nutrients and Cancer Prevention. Experimental Biology and Medicine, vol 23. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4516-2_5
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