Carcinogens Flashcards
Alkylating agents
Leukemia/lymphoma
Aflatoxins (from aspergillus)
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Aromatic amines (benzidine, 2-naphthylamine)
Transitional cell carcinoma (urinary bladder)
Arsenic
Angiosarcoma of the liver
Lung cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
Asbestos
Bronchogenic carcinoma>mesothelioma
Carbon tetrachloride
Centrilobular necrosis and fatty change on the liver
Cigarette
Transitional cell carcinoma of UB
Squamous cell carcinoma / adenocarcinoma of esophagus
Renal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma of larynx
Squamous/small cell carcinoma of the lungs
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Ethanol
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Ionizing radiation
Thyroid papillary carcinoma
Nitrosamines
Gastric cancer
Radon
Lung cancer
* 2nd most common cause after cigarette smoking
Vinyl chloride
Liver angiosarcoma