Neoplasia 3: Impacts of Environmental Carcinogens

Question 1

Diets, lifestyles, and viruses are associated with what percentage of all cancers?

Answer 1

80-90%

Question 2

Environmental agents that act together (co-carcinogens) that give rise to cancer (2)

Answer 2

Cigarettes and asbestos exposure can work together and give —> Lung cancer and mesothelioma

Cigarettes and HPV exposure –> Cervical cancer (squamous cell carcinoma)