Carcinogens Flashcards
1
Q
Aflatoxins (Aspergillus)
A
Liver - HCC
2
Q
Alkylating agents
A
Blood - leukemia/lymphoma
3
Q
Aromatic amines (benzidine, 2-naphthylamine)
A
Bladder - transitional cell carcinoma
4
Q
Arsenic
A
Liver - angiosarcoma
Lung - cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
5
Q
Asbestor
A
Lung - bronchogenic carcinoma > mesothelioma
6
Q
Carbon tetrachloride
A
Liver - centrilobular necrosis, fatty changes
7
Q
Cigarette smoke
A
Bladder - transitional cell carcinoma Cervix - cervical cancer Esophagus - SCC/adenocarcinoma Kidney - RCC Larynx - SCC Lung - SCC and small cell carcinoma Pancreas - pancreatic adenocarcinoma
8
Q
Ethanol
A
Esophagus - SCC
Liver - HCC
9
Q
Ionizing radiation
A
Thyroid - papillary thyroid carcinoma
10
Q
Nitrosamines (smoked foods)
A
Stomach - gastric cancer
11
Q
Radon
A
Lung - Lung cancer (2nd leading cause after smoking)
12
Q
Vinyl chloride
A
Liver - Angiosarcoma