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A largely unspoken but underlying assumption that has been made by authors throughout these proceedings is that processes involved in antimutagenesis are related to anticarcinogenesis, a corollary of the somatic mutation theory of carcinogenesis. It is generally known that most carcinogens are mutagens, but certainly not all chemicals that are mutagenic in short-term in vitro mutagenicity tests are carcinogens. Reasons that contribute to this lack of concordance are discussed later.
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Nestmann, E.R. (1986). A Mutagen is a Mutagen, Not Necessarily a Carcinogen. In: Shankel, D.M., Hartman, P.E., Kada, T., Hollaender, A., Wilson, C.M., Kuny, G. (eds) Antimutagenesis and Anticarcinogenesis Mechanisms. Basic Life Sciences, vol 39. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5182-5_37
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