Crystalline Silica - Cancer-Causing Substances - NCI

Learn about crystalline silica (quartz dust), which can raise your risk of lung cancer. Crystalline silica is present in certain construction materials such as concrete, masonry, and brick and also in commercial products such as some cleansers, cosmetics, pet litter, talcum powder, caulk, and paint.

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In-Depth Reports - Non-small cell lung cancer - InDepth

Confocal microscopy images of NCI-H441 exposure to silica nanoparticles

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Program for Natural Products Discovery: Rapid Isolation and Identification of Biologically Active Natural Products from the NCI Prefractionated Library

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Frontiers Silica, Silicosis, and Autoimmunity

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Progress in Natural Compounds/siRNA Co-delivery Employing Nanovehicles for Cancer Therapy

Use of a Lipid-Coated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Platform for Synergistic Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel Delivery to Human Pancreatic Cancer in Mice

Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms in Metal Carcinogenesis and Cocarcinogenesis: Nickel, Arsenic, and Chromium

Cancer cells labeling using fNP-2. Lung-derived NCI-H520 (tumoral) and