Carcinogens High Yield Flashcards
1
Q
Aflotoxin
A
Hepatocellular carcinoma
2
Q
Alkylating agents
A
Leukemia/ lymphoma
3
Q
Aromatic amines (naphthylamine)
A
Transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder
4
Q
Arsenic (3)
A
Angiosarcoma (liver)
Lung cancer
SCC skin cancer
5
Q
Asbestos
A
Brochogenic carcinoma > mesothelioma
6
Q
Carbon tetrachloride
A
Centrilobular necrosis and fatty change in the liver
7
Q
Cigarette smoke:
Bladder Cervix Esophagus Kidney Larynx Lung Pancreas
A
Bladder- transitional cell carcinoma Cervix- Cervical carcinoma Esophagus- SCC/ adenocarcinoma Kidney- RCC Larynx- SCC Lung- SCC and small cell Pancreas- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
8
Q
Ethanol:
Esophagus
Liver
A
Esophagus: SCC
Liver: Hepatocellular carcinoma
9
Q
Ionizing radiation
A
Papillary thyroid cancer
10
Q
Radon
A
Lung cancer
11
Q
Vinyl chloride
A
Angiosarcoma