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Overview: The purpose of this book, which is written mainly for pharmacothera- pists, is to draw the physician‘s attentions, through specific examples, to iatrogenic (i.e., diagnostically or therapeutically induced) carcino- genesis. The book is not intended, however, to arouse public concern. It has been known for some time that each therapeutic measure has a risk-benefit ratio, the estimation of which requires an understanding of carcinogenic side-effects. The number of iatrogenic tumors published so far is not large; however, we assume that there are a number of cases that have not been reg
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