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It was natural that most of the early interest in carcinogenesis should have centred on the identification of the causes of cancer and the mechanisms by which they act. It is also self-evident that the study of inhibitors of carcinogenesis had to await the identification of some causes and the establishment, in the light of such information, of model systems for cancer induction at specific sites and by specific mechanisms. Nevertheless, despite early work (e.g. Crabtree, 1947) and subsequent interest from key workers in the field of cancer research (e.g. Ames, 1983) the subject of anticarcinogenesis, the inhibition of carcinogenesis etc is not deemed worthy of separate listing in such listing journals as Index Medicus. Compare the lack of any journal of anticarcinogen research with the myriad of journals on carcinogenesis.
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Hill, M.J. (1992). Anticarcinogens/Inhibitors in the Diet. In: Benito, E., Giacosa, A., Hill, M.J. (eds) Public Education on Diet and Cancer. Developments in Oncology, vol 70. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2986-2_3
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