pubmed-article:879980 | pubmed:abstractText | The theoretical research on molecular mechanisms of chemical cancerization process is essentially a statistical problem in nature. Failing to have this notion in mind, many researchers in this field have engaged sterilizing controversies on the existence or the non existence of a correlation between the carcinogenic potency of a substance and some of its molecular properties. The following report is an example showing how the statistical concept and methods are necessary to resolve these problems. | lld:pubmed |