Chronic inflammation is linked to the development and progression of multiple cancers,
including those of the lung, stomach, liver, colon, breast and skin. Inflammation not only …

The extremely delicate shift from an inflammatory process to tumorigenesis is a field of major
scientific interest. While the inflammation induced by environmental agents has well known …

Purpose Cancer cells, despite stemming from the own cells of their host, usually elicit an
immune response. This response usually enables elimination of cancer at its earliest stages …

The relationship between inflammation and cancer has been recognized since the 17th
century, 1 and we now know much about the cells, cytokines and physiological processes …

Inflammatory responses play decisive roles at different stages of tumor development,
including initiation, promotion, malignant conversion, invasion, and metastasis. Inflammation …

As early as the 19th century, inflammation has been perceived to have a link with cancer but
this perception has waned through the passing of time. In recent years however a renewed …

Pathogens or genotoxic agents continuously affect the human body. Acute inflammatory
reaction induced by a non-sterile or sterile environment is triggered for the efficient …

Tissues impacted by chronic infiltration of immune cells, for example, chronic inflammation,
have a significantly increased risk of neoplasia. Once tumor development begins, immune …

Tumor-promoting inflammation is one of the hallmarks of cancer. It has been shown that
cancer development is strongly influenced by both chronic and acute inflammation process …

Rudolf Virchow postulated that a critical feature of tumors was the presence of leukocytes,
providing the first indication that inflammation may play a role in tumorigenesis. We now …