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Carcinogens Flashcards

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Aflatoxins (aspergillus)

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Liver - hepatocellular carcinoma

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Alkylating agents

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Blood - lymphoma/ leukemia

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Aromatic amines (benzidine, 2-naphthylamine)

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Bladder - transitional cells

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Arsenic

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Liver - angiosarcoma

Lung - lung cancer

Skin - squamous cell carc

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Asbestos

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Bronchiogenic lung > mesothelioma

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Carbon tetrachloride

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Liver - centrilobular necrosis, fatty change

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Cig smoke

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Bladder - transitional cell CA
Cervix - cervical CA 
Kidney - renal cell CA 
Esophagus - squamous cell/ adeno CA
Larynx - squamous cell CA
Lungs - squamous + SMALL CA 
Pancreas - Pancreatic adenoCA
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EtOH

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Esophagus - Squamous cell CA

Liver - Hepatocellular CA

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Ionizing radiation

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Papillary thyroid CA

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Nitrosamines (smoked foods)

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Stomach - gastric cancer

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Radon

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Lung cancer (2nd leading cause after cig smoke)

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Vinyl chloride and Thorotrast

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Liver - angiosarcoma

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