Smoking does not always cause cancer

2003/12/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

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Although tobacco is a lung cancer agent, not all smokers develop cancer, only 10%. This is surprising, especially considering the high capacity of tobacco to cause mutations in lung cells. Researchers have found the explanation in an enzyme that solves DNA mutations, as cancer developers have seen that they have low enzyme levels.