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For instance, garlic may block some phases of carcinogenesis (the process by which cells become cancer cells).
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Sherri Gordon,
Health,
4 Dec. 2025
With carcinogenesis, as with so much in life, the right combination of nature and nurture is required.
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Siddhartha Mukherjee,
The New Yorker,
11 Dec. 2023
Scientists have identified certain genetic mutations associated with carcinogenesis (the development of cancer) in the lungs.
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Sanja Jelic,
Verywell Health,
17 Nov. 2023
These medications can have a profound impact on the gut microbiome, potentially tweaking it in ways that foster carcinogenesis.
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Cassandra Willyard,
Scientific American,
12 Nov. 2021
If asbestos has remained in talcum powder in recent decades, this could provide an alternative mechanism for carcinogenesis.
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Tara C. Smith,
SELF,
31 Jan. 2019
Tony Hunter made fundamental discoveries about carcinogenesis that led to numerous cancer drugs, including Gleevec, Iressa and Sutent.
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Gary Robbins,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
25 Aug. 2017
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Sherri Gordon,
Health,
4 Dec. 2025
With carcinogenesis, as with so much in life, the right combination of nature and nurture is required.
—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
The New Yorker,
11 Dec. 2023
Scientists have identified certain genetic mutations associated with carcinogenesis (the development of cancer) in the lungs.
—
Sanja Jelic,
Verywell Health,
17 Nov. 2023
These medications can have a profound impact on the gut microbiome, potentially tweaking it in ways that foster carcinogenesis.
—
Cassandra Willyard,
Scientific American,
12 Nov. 2021
If asbestos has remained in talcum powder in recent decades, this could provide an alternative mechanism for carcinogenesis.
—
Tara C. Smith,
SELF,
31 Jan. 2019
Tony Hunter made fundamental discoveries about carcinogenesis that led to numerous cancer drugs, including Gleevec, Iressa and Sutent.
—
Gary Robbins,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
25 Aug. 2017
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“Carcinogenesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcinogenesis. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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carcinogenesis
noun
car·ci·no·gen·e·sis
ˌkärs-ᵊn-ō-ˈjen-ə-səs 
plural carcinogeneses
-ˌsēz
: the production of cancer
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