Signals induced by sex hormones and inflammation have been viewed as different aspects of tumour development. But a three-way interaction between these two classes of signal and carcinogenesis has emerged.
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Mantovani, A. An infernal triangle. Nature 448, 547–548 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/448547a
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