Carcinogens

Question 1

cancer associated with aflotoxins

Answer 1

hepatocellular carcinoma

Question 2

carcinogen derived from aspergillus, which can contaminate stored grain

Answer 2

aflotoxins

Question 3

cancer associated with alkylating agents

Answer 3

leukemia/lymphoma

Question 4

carcinogen that causes the increased incidence of leukemia/lymphoma secondary to chemotherapy

Answer 4

alkylating agents

Question 5

cancer associated with alcohol

Answer 5

squamous cell carcinoma of oropharynx and upper esophagus
pancreatic carcinoma
hepatocellular carcinoma

Question 6

2 main carcinogens associated with carcinoma of oropharynx

Answer 6

alcohol

tobacco

Question 7

cancer associated with arsenic

Answer 7

squamous cell carcinoma of skin
lung cancer (present in cigarette smoke)

Question 8

cancer associated with asbestos

Answer 8

lung carcinoma

mesothelioma

Question 9

carcinogen in cigarette smoke that is particularly carcinogenic

Answer 9

polycyclic hydrocarbons

Question 10

cancer associated with cigarette smoke

Answer 10

carcinoma of oropharynx, esophagus, lung

carcinoma of kidney, bladder

Question 11

cancer associated with nitrosamines

Answer 11

stomach carcinoma (intestinal type)

Question 12

carcinogen responsible for high rate of stomach carcinoma in Japan

Answer 12

nitrosamines

Question 13

carcinogen found in smoked foods

Answer 13

nitrosamines

Question 14

cancer associated with naphthylamine

Answer 14

urothelial carcinoma of bladder

Question 15

carcinogen derived from cigarette smoke that is associated with carcinoma of the bladder

Answer 15

naphthylamine

Question 16

cancer associated with vinyl chloride

Answer 16

angiosarcoma of liver

Question 17

occupational exposure to this is associated with angiosarcoma of liver

Answer 17

PVC (in pipes)

Question 18

cancer associated with nickel, chromium, berrylium, or silica (occupational exposures)

Answer 18

lung carcinoma

Question 19

cancer associated with EBV

Answer 19

nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Burkitt lymphoma
CNS lymphoma in AIDS

Question 20

2 groups of people prone to EBV-related nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Answer 20

chinese males

african individuals

Question 21

cancer associated with HHV-8

Answer 21

kaposi sarcoma

Question 22

cancer associated with HBV and HCV

Answer 22

hepatocellular carcinoma

Question 23

cancer associated with HTLV-1

Answer 23

adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

Question 24

High risk HPV

Answer 24

squamous cell carcinoma of vulva, vagina, anus, cervix

adenocarcinoma of cervix

Question 25

cancer associated with ionizing radiation (e.g. nuclear reactor accident)

Answer 25

papillary carcinoma of thyroid | AML, CML

Question 26

mechanism by which ionizing radiation increases cancer risk

Answer 26

generates hyroxyl free radicals

Question 27

cancer associated with nonionizing radiation (e.g. UVB sunlight)

Answer 27

basal cell carcinoma of skin squamous cell carcinoma of skin melanoma of skin

Question 28

mechanism by which nonionizing radiation increase cancer risk

Answer 28

formation of pyrimidine dimers in DNA (normally excised by restriction endonuclease)