Topic: Michael Karin

We've shown for the first time that tobacco smoke is a tumor promoter -- not only a tumor initiator -- and that it works through inflammation

Tobacco smoke makes lung cancer worse Jan 20, 2010

Our findings suggest promoting inflammation of the cancerous tissue, for instance by performing prostate biopsies, may, ironically, hasten progression of metastasis

Inflammation during prostate cancer deadly Mar 19, 2007