Chemical Carcinogens Flashcards by Kellsey Peterson

Polycylic Aromatic hydrocarbons

combustion of organic material (in cigs)
vinyl chloride exposure = hepatic angiosarcoma
benzenes= leukemia

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asbestos

mesothelioma

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aflatoxin

natural product of aspergillus fungi

potent liver carcinogen

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aromatic amines (aniline dyes) and azo dyes

metabolism in liver –> bladder and liver cancer respectively

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nitrosamines

GI neoplasms

** we eat lunch meat (GI tract)

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