NEWSBRIEF - Cancer linked to inflammation.
Researchers at the University of Leicester in the UK have reached the conclusion that chronic inflammation is the underlying cause of most common cancers. They believe that chronic inflammation leads to excessive oxidative stress that, in turn, induces DNA damage and harmful mutations. They conclude that therapeutic intervention aimed at inhibiting inflammation and stimulating immune responses may have a major role in preventing most cancers.
British Journal of Cancer, Vol. 85, No. 4, August 2001, pp. 473-83