Ciliary Streaming in the Bronchial Tree and the Time Element in Carcinogenesis

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Abstract
MUCH has been said in the past about the relation of chronic irritation to the development of cancer. Recent concepts are more specific and put carcinogenesis on a physicochemical basis in which the time element plays a large part.1 2 3 4 5 6 Carcinoma in the tracheobronchial tree tends to occur in relation to smoking habits7 8 9 10 and in certain areas of the lungs. The studies described in this report indicate that the ciliary mechanism may be related to the pattern of distribution and may be an agent that furnishes the necessary time factor for carcinogenesis.Present StudyThe present study describes the physiology of . . .

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