Onco: Table 66-1 Suspected carcinogens and associated cancer or neoplasm Flashcards

1
Q

Alkylating agents

A

AML

Bladder cancer

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2
Q

Androgens

A

Prostate cancer

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3
Q

Aromatic amines (dyes)

A

Bladder cancer

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4
Q

Arsenic

A

lung cancer, skin cancer

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5
Q

Asbestos

A

lung cancer, pleura, peritoneum

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6
Q

Benzene

A

AML

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7
Q

Chromium

A

lung cancer

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8
Q

DES (prenatal)

A

vaginal cancer (clear cell)

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9
Q

EBV

A

Burkitt’s lymphoma

Nasal T cell lymphoma

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10
Q

Estrogens

A

Cancer of the endomerium, liver, breast

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11
Q

Ethyl alcohol

A

Breast
Liver
Esophagus
Head and neck cancer

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12
Q

H. pylori

A

Gastric CA

gastric MALT lymphoma

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13
Q

Hep B. or C virus

A

Liver cancer

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14
Q

HIV

A

Non Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Kaposi sarcoma
SCC

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15
Q

HPV

A

Cervix
anus
oropharynx CA

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16
Q

HTLV-1

A

Adult cell leukemia/lymphoma

17
Q

Azathioprine

A

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

18
Q

Cyclosporine

A

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

19
Q

Glucocorticoids

A

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

20
Q

Ionizing radiation

A
Breast
Bladder
Thyroid
Soft tissue
bone
hempatopoeitic
many more
21
Q

Nitrogen Mustard gas

A

Cancer of the lung, head and neck, nasal sinuses

22
Q

Nickel dust

A

lung cancer
head and neck
nasal sinuses

23
Q

Diesel exhaust

A

lung cancer

24
Q

Phenacetin

A

Cancer of the renal pelvis and bladder

25
Q

Polycyclic hydroarbons

A

cancer of the lung, skin

26
Q

Radon gas

A

lung cancer

27
Q

Schistosomiasis

A

Bladder cancer

28
Q

Sunlight (UV)

A

Skin cancer - squamous cell and melanoma

29
Q

Tobacco (including smokeless)

A

cancer of the upper aerodigestive tract

bladder

30
Q

vinyl chloride

A

Liver cancer (angiosarcoma)