Carcinogenesis

"Carcinogenesis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The origin, production or development of cancer through genotypic and phenotypic changes which upset the normal balance between cell proliferation and cell death. Carcinogenesis generally requires a constellation of steps, which may occur quickly or over a period of many years.

Descriptor ID	D063646
MeSH Number(s)	C04.697.098 C23.550.727.098
Concept/Terms	Carcinogenesis Carcinogenesis Carcinogeneses Tumorigenesis Tumorigeneses Oncogenesis Oncogeneses

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Diseases [C]
Neoplasms [C04]
Neoplastic Processes [C04.697]
Carcinogenesis [C04.697.098]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Neoplastic Processes [C23.550.727]
Carcinogenesis [C23.550.727.098]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Carcinogenesis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Carcinogenesis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 97 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2012	0	1	1
2013	0	2	2
2014	4	3	7
2015	4	6	10
2016	5	4	9
2017	6	5	11
2018	14	2	16
2019	6	6	12
2020	3	1	4
2021	5	3	8
2022	1	3	4
2023	0	4	4
2024	2	5	7
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinogenesis" by people in Profiles.

Guo S, Hu X, Cotton JL, Ma L, Li Q, Cui J, Wang Y, Thakare RP, Tao Z, Ip YT, Wu X, Wang J, Mao J. VGLL2 and TEAD1 fusion proteins identified in human sarcoma drive YAP/TAZ-independent tumorigenesis by engaging EP300. Elife. 2025 May 08; 13.

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Wang W, Wang Y, Sanidad KZ, Wang Y, Zhang J, Yang W, Sun Q, Bayram I, Song R, Yang H, Johnson D, Sherman HL, Kim D, Minter LM, Wong JJ, Zeng MY, Decker EA, Zhang G. Oxidized Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Promotes Colitis and Colitis-Associated Tumorigenesis in Mice. J Crohns Colitis. 2025 Mar 05; 19(3).

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Gao Z, Zheng J, Wu X, Savinov S, Zhao C, Xiao H. Heat shock cognate 70 protein is a novel target of nobiletin and its colonic metabolites in inhibiting colon carcinogenesis. Food Funct. 2024 Oct 14; 15(20):10447-10458.

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Yang S, Humphries F. Emerging roles of ECSIT in immunity and tumorigenesis. Trends Cell Biol. 2025 May; 35(5):426-438.

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Su XA, Stopsack KH, Schmidt DR, Ma D, Li Z, Scheet PA, Penney KL, Lotan TL, Abida W, DeArment EG, Lu K, Janas T, Hu S, Vander Heiden MG, Loda M, Boselli M, Amon A, Mucci LA. RAD21 promotes oncogenesis and lethal progression of prostate cancer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Sep 03; 121(36):e2405543121.

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Sigafoos AN, Tolosa EJ, Carr RM, Fernandez-Barrena MG, Almada LL, Pease DR, Hogenson TL, Raja Arul GL, Mousavi F, Sen S, Vera RE, Marks DL, Flores LF, LaRue-Nolan KC, Wu C, Bamlet WR, Vrabel AM, Sicotte H, Schenk EL, Smyrk TC, Zhang L, Rabe KG, Oberg AL, Zaphiropoulos PG, Chevet E, Graham RP, Hagen CE, di Magliano MP, Elsawa SF, Pin CL, Mao J, McWilliams RR, Fernandez-Zapico ME. KRAS Promotes GLI2-Dependent Transcription during Pancreatic Carcinogenesis. Cancer Res Commun. 2024 07 01; 4(7):1677-1689.

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Pitarresi JR, Stanger BZ. Cellular Origins and Lineage Plasticity in Cancer. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2024 Jun 03; 14(6).

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Murphy KC, Ruscetti M. Advances in Making Cancer Mouse Models More Accessible and Informative through Non-Germline Genetic Engineering. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2024 04 01; 14(4).

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Yang Y, Wang Y, Wang Z, Yan H, Gong Y, Hu Y, Jiang Y, Wen S, Xu F, Wang B, Humphries F, Chen Y, Wang X, Yang S. ECSIT facilitates memory CD8+ T cell development by mediating fumarate synthesis during viral infection and tumorigenesis. Nat Cell Biol. 2024 Mar; 26(3):450-463.

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Tai PWL. Integration of Gene Therapy Vectors: A Risk Factor for Tumorigenesis or Another Commensal Property of Adeno-Associated Viruses That Benefits Long-Term Transgene Expression? Hum Gene Ther. 2023 11; 34(21-22):1074-1076.

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