Carcinogens

Question 1

Aflatoxins (Aspergillus) (Organ affected/impact)

Answer 1

• Liver – hepatocellular carcinoma

Question 2

Alkylating agents (Organ affected/impact)

Answer 2

• blood – leukemia/lymphoma

Question 3

Aromatic amines (eg. benzidine, 2-naphthylamine) –(Organ affected/impact)

Answer 3

Bladder – transitional cell carcinoma

Question 4

Arsenic (Organ affected/impact)

Answer 4

Liver (Angiosarcoma)
Lung (Lung cancer)
skin (Squamous cell carcinoma)

Question 5

Asbestos (Organ affected/impact)

Answer 5

Lung– centrilobular necrosis, fatty change

Question 6

Cigarette smoke (Organ affected/impact)

Answer 6

Bladder - transitional cell carcinoma
Cervix - cervical carcinoma
Esophagus - squamous cell carcinoma/adenocarcinoma
Kidney - Renal cell carcinoma
Larynx = Squamous cell carcinoma
Lung - Squamous cell adn small cell carcinoma
Pancreas -Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Question 7

Ethanol (Organ affected/impact)

Answer 7

Esophagus - squamous cell carcinoma

liver- hepatocellular carcinoma

Question 8

Ionizing radiation (Organ affected/impact)

Answer 8

Thyroid - papillary thyroid carcinoma

Question 9

Nitrosamines (smoked foods) (Organ affected/impact)

Answer 9

Stomach- gastric cancer

Question 10

Radon (Organ affected/impact)

Answer 10

Lung- Lung cancer (2nd leading cause after cigarette smoke)

Question 11

Vinyl chloride (Organ affected/impact)

Answer 11

Liver- angiosarcoma