Chemical carcinogens Flashcards
1
Q
**Nitrosamines (smoked foods, bologna, slim jims)
A
Gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, colon cancer (gut tube cancers)
2
Q
**Asbestos
A
Bronchogenic carcinoma > Mesothelioma
3
Q
**Naphthalene (aniline) dyes and moth balls
A
Transitional cell carcinoma
4
Q
**Arsenic
A
Sq. cell cancer of the skin and angiosarcoma of the liver
5
Q
Aflatoxin (aspergillus)
A
HCC
6
Q
Vinyl chloride
A
Angiosarcoma of the liver
7
Q
Carbon tetrachloride
A
Centrilobular necrosis & fatty change (liver)
8
Q
Cigarette smoke
A
- Sq. cell carcinoma of larynx
- sq cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma of lung
- RCC
- Transitional cell carcinoma
- Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
9
Q
Alkylating agents
A
Leukemias
10
Q
Radon
A
Lung cancer