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THE possibility that chemically induced cancer might be the result of the activation of a latent virus has been considered in the past. Some evidence has been reported1 which indicates transmission of chemically induced tumours by subcellular materials prepared from the latter. Data implicating a virus aetiology of this class of tumours have been inconclusive2.
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SCHOLLER, J., BERGS, V. & GROUPÉ, V. Evidence for the Cell-free Transmission of chemically induced Mammary Carcinoma in the Rat. Nature 209, 1037 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2091037a0
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