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Carcinogens Flashcards

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Aflatoxins (aspergillus)

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Organ: liver
Impact: hepatocellular carcinoma

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Alkylating agents

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Organ: blood
Impact: leukemia/lymphoma

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Aromatic amines (benzime, 2-naphthylamine)

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Organ: bladder
Impact: transitional cell carcinoma

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Arsenic

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Liver - angiosarcoma
Lung - lung cancer
Skin - squamous cell carcinoma

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Asbestos

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Organ: lung
Impact: bronchogenic carcinoma > mesothelioma

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Carbon tetrachloride

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Organ: liver
Impact: centrilobular necrosis, fatty change

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Cigarette smoke

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Bladder - transitional cell carcinoma
Cervix - cervical carcinoma
Esophagus - squamous cell carcinoma/ adenocarcinoma 
Kidney - renal cell carcinoma
Larynx - squamous cell carcinoma 
Lung - squamous and small cell carcinoma
Pancreas - pancreatic adenocarcinoma
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Ethanol

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Esophagus - squamous cell carcinoma

Liver - hepatocellular carcinoma

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Ionizing radiation

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Organ: thyroid
Impact: papillary thyroid carcinoma

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Nitrosamines (smoked foods)

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Organ: stomach
Impact: gastric cancer

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Radon

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Organ: lung
Impact: lung cancer (2nd leading cause after cigarette smoke)

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Vinyl chloride

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Organ: liver
Impact: angiosarcoma

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