Some Carcinogens
Some Carcinogens
Carcinogen |
Type of Cancer |
Environmental and industrial |
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Arsenic |
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Asbestos |
Lung Pleura |
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Aromatic amines |
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Benzene |
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Chromates |
Lung |
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Diesel exhaust |
Lung |
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Ionizing radiation |
Leukemia |
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Nickel |
Lung Nasal sinuses |
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Pesticides |
Lung |
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Radon |
Lung |
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Ultraviolet radiation |
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Vinyl chloride |
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Associated with lifestyle |
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Betel nuts |
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Tobacco |
Bladder Lung Mouth Throat |
Used in medicine |
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Androgens |
Liver |
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Chemotherapy drugs (such as alkylating drugs and topoisomerase inhibitors) |
Bladder Leukemia |
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Diethylstilbestrol |
Breast (in women who took the drug and in women exposed before birth) Cervix (when exposed before birth) Endometrium (in women who took the drug) Vagina (when exposed before birth) |
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Radiation therapy |
Leukemia Sarcomas |