Environmental cadmium exposure promotes lung cancer via DHX34: A molecular toxicology perspective

exposure upregulated DHX34, thereby promoting lung cancer cell proliferation and tumor growth both in vitro and in vivo. Together, these findings provide multi-level evidence that DHX34 mediates Cd-induced lung cancer progression, highlighting the carcinogenic potential of environmental heavy metal exposure and offering new insights into molecular targets for early prevention, risk stratification, and therapeutic intervention.