chemical carcinogens (name organ and impact on that organ)

Question 1

aflatoxins

Answer 1

LIVER - hepatocellular carcinoma

derived from aspergillus, which can contaminate stored rice and grains

Question 2

vinyl chloride

Answer 2

LIVER - angiosarcoma

Question 3

carbon tetrachloride

Answer 3

LIVER - centrilobular necrosis, fatty change

Question 4

nitrosamines (smoked foods)

Answer 4

STOMACH - gastric cancer

Question 5

cigarette smoke

Answer 5

LARYNX - squamous cell carcinoma
LUNG - squamous cell and small cell carcinoma
KIDNEY - renal cell carcinoma
BLADDER - transitional cell carcinoma
PANCREAS - pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Question 6

asbestos

Answer 6

LUNG - bronchogenic carcinoma > mesothelioma

Question 7

arsenic

Answer 7

SKIN - squamous cell carcinoma
LIVER - angiosarcoma
lung cancer

Question 8

naphthalene (aniline) dyes

Answer 8

BLADDER - transitional cell carcinoma

Question 9

alkylating agents

Answer 9

BLOOD - leukemia/lymphoma

Question 10

alcohol

Answer 10

SCC of oropharynx and upper esophagus

hepatocellular carcinoma

Question 11

nickel, chromium, beryllium, silica

Answer 11

LUNG carcinoma

Question 12

IONIZING radiation (nuclear reactor accidents and radiotherapy)

Answer 12

AML
CML
papillary carcinoma of thyroid

Question 13

NONIONIZING radiation (UVB most commonly)

Answer 13

skin - BCC, SCC, and melanoma