Carcinogens

Question 1

Aflatoxins (Aspergillus)

Answer 1

Hepatocellular carcinoma (found in contaminated stored grains)

Question 2

Alkylating agents

Answer 2

Leukemia/lymphoma; side effect of chemo years down the line

Question 3

Aromatic amines (benzidine, 2-naphthylamine)

Answer 3

Bladder transitional cell carcinoma

Question 4

Arsenic

Answer 4

Angiosarcoma of liver, lung cancer, squamous cell carcinoma of skin (found in cigarette smoke)

Question 5

Asbestos

Answer 5

Bronchogenic (lung) carcinoma > mesothelioma

Question 6

Carbon tetrachloride

Answer 6

Liver centrilobular necrosis, fatty change

Question 7

Cigarette smoke

Answer 7

Transitional cell carcinoma of bladder, squamous cell carcinoma/adenocarcinoma of esophagus, RCC, squamous cell carcinoma of larynx, squamous cell & small cell carcinoma of lung, pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Question 8

Ethanol (alcohol)

Answer 8

HCC, squamous cell carcinoma of oropharynx & upper esophagus, pancreatic cancer

Question 9

Nitrosamines (smoked foods)

Answer 9

Gastric cancer (intestinal type)

Question 10

Radon

Answer 10

Lung cancer (2nd leading cause after cigarette smoke)

Question 11

Vinyl chloride

Answer 11

Liver angiosarcoma

Question 12

Non-ionizing radiation (UVB light)

Answer 12

Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma