Chemical carcinogens buzzwords Flashcards

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Cigarette smoke

A
Lung cancer – squamous and small cell
Oral cancer
Squamous cell laryngeal cancer
Esophageal cancer – squamous cell, adenocarcinoma
Pancreatic cancer
Transitional cell bladder CA
Renal cell carcinoma
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Alcohol

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Oral CA
Laryngeal CA
Squamous cell esophageal CA
Heaptocellular carcinoma

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Aflatoxins

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Hepatocellular carincoma
Toxins in Aspergillus molds – corn, soybeans, peanuts

Mutation in p53

Food contamination

Developing countries

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4
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Nitrosamines

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Smoked foods

Assoc w/ gastric CA, squamous cell esophageal CA, colon CA

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5
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Radon

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Lung cancer

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6
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Asbestos

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Bronchogenic carcinoma MC

Malignant mesothelioma

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7
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Arsenic

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Lung CA
Squamous cell skin CA
Angiosarcoma of liver

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8
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Vinyl Chloride

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Angiosarcoma of liver

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9
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Alkylating agents

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Leukemia

Lymphoma

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10
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Benzene

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Leukemia

HL

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11
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Naphthalene

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Transitional cell bladder cancer

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