Reposted by Laura Torrens
The #CancerGrandChallenges Mutographs team reveals how tobacco smoke damages DNA to drive different types of head and neck cancer 🧬
They also show that smoking combined with drinking alcohol can more than double the damaging effect on DNA ⤵️
www.sanger.ac.uk/news_item/sc...
sanger.ac.uk
Scientists unlock secret behind how smoking and drinking alcohol causes cancer
Scientists have revealed exactly how tobacco smoke damages DNA to drive the development of different types of head and neck cancer, a finding that could unlock new treatments and prevention strategies...
