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TABLE 142-2. COMMON CANCER-CAUSING CHEMICAL CARCINOGENS |
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Carcinogen |
Type of Cancer |
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Occupational carcinogens |
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Soot and mineral oil |
Skin cancer |
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Arsenic |
Lung cancer, skin cancer |
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Asbestos |
Lung cancer, mesothelioma |
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Hair dyes and aromatic amines |
Bladder cancer |
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Benzene |
Leukemia |
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Nickel |
Lung cancer, nasal sinus cancer |
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Formaldehyde |
Nasal cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer |
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Vinyl chloride |
Hepatic angiosarcoma |
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Painting materials, nonarsenic pesticides, diesel exhaust, chromates, man-made mineral fibers |
Lung cancer |
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Lifestyle carcinogens |
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Alcohol |
Esophageal cancer, oropharyngeal cancer |
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Betel nuts |
Oropharyngeal cancer |
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Tobacco |
Head and neck cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, bladder cancer |
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Drug carcinogensa |
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Alkylating agents |
Leukemia |
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Diethylstilbestrol |
Liver cell adenoma, vaginal cancer in exposed female fetuses |
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Oxymetholone |
Liver cancer |
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Thorotrast |
Angiosarcoma |
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aHealth care workers exposed to antineoplastic drugs are also at risk of adverse effects on reproduction. |
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