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In this paper we explore some of the insights into the mechanisms of human carcinogenesis and into the assessment of cancer risk that could be obtained by the study of individuals at risk of development of a second cancer due to treatment with chemotherapeutic agents. We urge a concerted effort to study the processes by which cancer chemotherapeutic agents result in the production of a second cancer.
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Goldstein, B.D. (1991). Lessons on the Second Cancers Resulting from Cancer Chemotherapy. In: Witmer, C.M., Snyder, R.R., Jollow, D.J., Kalf, G.F., Kocsis, J.J., Sipes, I.G. (eds) Biological Reactive Intermediates IV. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 283. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5877-0_78
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