Chemical carcinogens Flashcards

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**Nitrosamines (smoked foods, bologna, slim jims)

A

Gastric cancer, esophageal cancer, colon cancer (gut tube cancers)

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2
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**Asbestos

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Bronchogenic carcinoma > Mesothelioma

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3
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**Naphthalene (aniline) dyes and moth balls

A

Transitional cell carcinoma

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4
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**Arsenic

A

Sq. cell cancer of the skin and angiosarcoma of the liver

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5
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Aflatoxin (aspergillus)

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HCC

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6
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Vinyl chloride

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Angiosarcoma of the liver

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7
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Carbon tetrachloride

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Centrilobular necrosis & fatty change (liver)

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8
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Cigarette smoke

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  1. Sq. cell carcinoma of larynx
  2. sq cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma of lung
  3. RCC
  4. Transitional cell carcinoma
  5. Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
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9
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Alkylating agents

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Leukemias

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10
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Radon

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Lung cancer

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