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Cocarcinogenesis

MedGen UID:
3511
•Concept ID:
C0009181
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Cocarcinogeneses

Definition

The combination of two or more different factors in the production of cancer. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCocarcinogenesis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Advances in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Sterman DH, Albelda SM
Respirology 2005 Jun;10(3):266-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00714.x. PMID: 15955137

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in metal carcinogenesis and cocarcinogenesis: nickel, arsenic, and chromium.
Salnikow K, Zhitkovich A
Chem Res Toxicol 2008 Jan;21(1):28-44. Epub 2007 Oct 30 doi: 10.1021/tx700198a. PMID: 17970581Free PMC Article
EMF and health.
Feychting M, Ahlbom A, Kheifets L
Annu Rev Public Health 2005;26:165-89. doi: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144445. PMID: 15760285
Epigenetics and the environment.
Sutherland JE, Costa M
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003 Mar;983:151-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb05970.x. PMID: 12724220
Carcinogenic mixtures.
Krewski D, Thomas RD
Risk Anal 1992 Mar;12(1):105-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1992.tb01313.x. PMID: 1574610
Chlordane and heptachlor.
IARC Monogr Eval Carcinog Risks Hum 1991;53:115-75. PMID: 1842578Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Arsenic co-carcinogenesis: Inhibition of DNA repair and interaction with zinc finger proteins.
Zhou X, Speer RM, Volk L, Hudson LG, Liu KJ
Semin Cancer Biol 2021 Nov;76:86-98. Epub 2021 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2021.05.009. PMID: 33984503Free PMC Article
Pathogenesis of malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Jaurand MC, Fleury-Feith J
Respirology 2005 Jan;10(1):2-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00694.x. PMID: 15691231
Chemotherapy-induced secondary malignancies.
Vega-Stromberg T
J Infus Nurs 2003 Nov-Dec;26(6):353-61. doi: 10.1097/00129804-200311000-00004. PMID: 14624175
Epidemiology of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer.
Geller AC, Annas GD
Semin Oncol Nurs 2003 Feb;19(1):2-11. doi: 10.1053/sonu.2003.50000. PMID: 12638376
Alcohol, cancer, and immunomodulation.
Mufti SI, Darban HR, Watson RR
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 1989;9(3):243-61. doi: 10.1016/s1040-8428(89)80003-4. PMID: 2686698

Therapy

EMF and health.
Feychting M, Ahlbom A, Kheifets L
Annu Rev Public Health 2005;26:165-89. doi: 10.1146/annurev.publhealth.26.021304.144445. PMID: 15760285
Epigenetics and the environment.
Sutherland JE, Costa M
Ann N Y Acad Sci 2003 Mar;983:151-60. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb05970.x. PMID: 12724220
Interactions in metal carcinogenicity.
Beyersmann D
Toxicol Lett 1994 Jun;72(1-3):333-8. doi: 10.1016/0378-4274(94)90045-0. PMID: 8202949
Carcinogenic mixtures.
Krewski D, Thomas RD
Risk Anal 1992 Mar;12(1):105-13. doi: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1992.tb01313.x. PMID: 1574610
Chlordane and heptachlor.
IARC Monogr Eval Carcinog Risks Hum 1991;53:115-75. PMID: 1842578Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Skin cancer risk in autoimmune connective tissue diseases.
Kostaki D, Antonini A, Peris K, Fargnoli MC
G Ital Dermatol Venereol 2014 Oct;149(5):567-72. Epub 2014 Jun 30 PMID: 24975951
Phototoxicity and photocarcinogenesis associated with voriconazole.
Epaulard O, Leccia MT, Blanche S, Chosidow O, Mamzer-Bruneel MF, Ravaud P, Thiebaut A, Villier C, Lortholary O
Med Mal Infect 2011 Dec;41(12):639-45. Epub 2011 Nov 3 doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2011.09.016. PMID: 22055586
Ever since Knudson.
Devilee P, Cleton-Jansen AM, Cornelisse CJ
Trends Genet 2001 Oct;17(10):569-73. doi: 10.1016/s0168-9525(01)02416-7. PMID: 11585662
Acute leukaemias.
Cartwright RA, Staines A
Baillieres Clin Haematol 1992 Jan;5(1):1-26. doi: 10.1016/s0950-3536(11)80033-8. PMID: 1596587
Etiology of melanoma.
Kleeberg UR
Onkologie 1988 Dec;11(6):254-9. doi: 10.1159/000216550. PMID: 3071759

Clinical prediction guides

Carcinogenicity of "non-dioxinlike" polychlorinated biphenyls.
Knerr S, Schrenk D
Crit Rev Toxicol 2006 Oct;36(9):663-94. doi: 10.1080/10408440600845304. PMID: 17050081
Animal models of malignant mesothelioma.
Kane AB
Inhal Toxicol 2006 Nov;18(12):1001-4. doi: 10.1080/08958370600835393. PMID: 16920675
Ever since Knudson.
Devilee P, Cleton-Jansen AM, Cornelisse CJ
Trends Genet 2001 Oct;17(10):569-73. doi: 10.1016/s0168-9525(01)02416-7. PMID: 11585662
Bionutrition and oral cancer in humans.
Enwonwu CO, Meeks VI
Crit Rev Oral Biol Med 1995;6(1):5-17. doi: 10.1177/10454411950060010401. PMID: 7632867
Cell proliferation not associated with carcinogenesis in rodents and humans.
Ward JM, Uno H, Kurata Y, Weghorst CM, Jang JJ
Environ Health Perspect 1993 Dec;101 Suppl 5(Suppl 5):125-35. doi: 10.1289/ehp.93101s5125. PMID: 8013399Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

A Systematic Review on the In Vivo Studies on Radiofrequency (100 kHz-300 GHz) Electromagnetic Field Exposure and Co-Carcinogenesis.
Pinto R, Ardoino L, Giardullo P, Villani P, Marino C
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2024 Aug 2;21(8) doi: 10.3390/ijerph21081020. PMID: 39200630Free PMC Article
Epidemiology and risk factors of pancreatic cancer.
Capasso M, Franceschi M, Rodriguez-Castro KI, Crafa P, Cambiè G, Miraglia C, Barchi A, Nouvenne A, Leandro G, Meschi T, De' Angelis GL, Di Mario F
Acta Biomed 2018 Dec 17;89(9-S):141-146. doi: 10.23750/abm.v89i9-S.7923. PMID: 30561407Free PMC Article
Subcutaneous injection of multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells admixed with melanoma cells in mice favors tumor incidence and growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cordeiro MF, Marmitt LP, Horn AP
Arch Dermatol Res 2018 Apr;310(3):231-240. Epub 2018 Feb 3 doi: 10.1007/s00403-018-1819-7. PMID: 29396596
EPHX1 polymorphisms and the risk of lung cancer: a HuGE review.
Kiyohara C, Yoshimasu K, Takayama K, Nakanishi Y
Epidemiology 2006 Jan;17(1):89-99. doi: 10.1097/01.ede.0000187627.70026.23. PMID: 16357600

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