Carcinogens

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Any agent that is capable of causing cancer in living tissue is a carcinogen.

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v t e Cancer-causing materials and agents (carcinogens)
Cancer Cancer cells
Prominent human carcinogens	Acetaldehyde Arsenic Asbestos Bacteria Helicobacter Pylori Benzo[a]pyrene 1,3-Butadiene Diethylstilbestrol Formaldehyde Ionizing radiation (e.g., from isotopes of plutonium and radium) Tobacco smoke Ultraviolet light Viruses Epstein–Barr Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Human papillomavirus
IARC lists	Group 1 Group 2A Group 2B Group 3
^#WHO-EM ^‡Withdrawn from market Clinical trials: ^†Phase III ^§Never to phase III

v t e Toxicology
Fields	Aquatic toxicology Ecotoxicology Occupational toxicology Entomotoxicology Environmental toxicology Forensic toxicology Medical toxicology In vitro toxicology Toxicogenomics
Concepts	Acceptable daily intake Acute toxicity Bioaccumulation Biomagnification Fixed-dose procedure Lethal dose Poison Toxic capacity Toxicity class Toxin Venom
Treatments	Activated carbon Antidote Cathartic Chelation therapy Gastric lavage Hemodialysis Hemoperfusion Whole bowel irrigation
Incidents	1858 Bradford sweets poisoning 2007 pet food recalls Bhopal disaster Minamata disease Niigata Minamata disease Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko Seveso disaster Consumption of Tide Pods Visakhapatnam gas leak 2022 Aqaba toxic gas leak List of poisonings
Related topics	Biological warfare Carcinogen Food safety Hazard symbol List of extremely hazardous substances Mutagen Occupational safety and health
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v t e Genotoxicity
Agent	Mutagen Clastogen Aneugen Carcinogen
Assays	Ames test Comet assay algal test Seed testing Viability test (TZ test) Microtox bioassay
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v t e Health issues of plastics and polyhalogenated compounds (PHCs)
Plasticizers: Phthalates	DIBP DBP BBP (BBzP) DIHP DEHP (DOP) DIDP DINP
Miscellaneous plasticizers	Organophosphates Adipates (DEHA DOA)
Monomers	Bisphenol A (BPA, in Polycarbonates) Vinyl chloride (in PVC)
Miscellaneous additives incl. PHCs	PBDEs PCBs Organotins PFCs Perfluorooctanoic acid
Health issues	Teratogen Carcinogen Endocrine disruptor Diabetes Obesity Obesogen Polymer fume fever
Pollution	Plastic pollution Rubber pollution Great Pacific garbage patch Persistent organic pollutant Dioxins List of environmental health hazards
Regulations	California Proposition 65 European REACH regulation Japan Toxic Substances Law Toxic Substances Control Act