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The Thymus and Carcinogenesis

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Passing from the special relationship between the thymus and lymphoid leukaemia development, we must now discuss the question of whether or not the thymus has any influence on the development and growth of other types of cancer.

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Metcalf, D. (1966). The Thymus and Carcinogenesis. In: The Thymus. Recent Results in Cancer Research / Fortschritte der Krebsforschung / Progrès dans les recherches sur le cancer, vol 5. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46044-9_9

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