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Carcinogen

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Carcinogens Summary
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Carcinogens are substances, usually chemicals, that can cause cancer. Although chemical carcinogens are often linked with industry and technology, it is important to recognize that many carcinogens are naturally occurring substances. Researchers have...
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Carcinogen Summary
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A carcinogen is any substance or agent that produces or induces the development of cancer. Carcinogens are known to affect and initiate metabolic processes at the level of cellular DNA. Cancer accounts for slightly over 20% of all deaths each year....
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Carcinogens Summary
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Carcinogens are agents that cause cancer, and include chemicals, radiation, and some viruses. While avoiding contact with carcinogenic agents is wise, it is virtually impossible to steer clear of them completely. Ultra-violet radiation from the sun,...
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Carcinogenic Summary
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Carcinogens are agents that can cause cancer. Carcinogenic agents include various chemicals, radiation, and viruses. Although exposure to carcinogens can initiate cancer, the conditions that promote the disease process are not fully understood....
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Carcinogen Information
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The term carcinogen refers to any substance, radionuclide or radiation that is an agent directly involved in the promotion of cancer or in the facilitation of its propagation. This may be due to ability to damage the genome or to the disruption of...
 


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Wood named a carcinogen
03/01/2004: 530 words, approx. 2 pages
The listing in the Report on Carcinogens will increase awareness of wood dust as a cancer-causing agent. For the first time, the National Toxicology Program listed wood dust in its 10th Annual Report on Carcinogens, the federal government's official list of cancer-causing substances....
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The California Carcinogens List
03/28/1987: 342 words, approx. 1 pages
4-Aminobiphenyl Used as a carcinogen in cancer research. Also used in the detection of sulfates. Analgesic mixtures containing Phenacetin Used in medicine and veterinary care to treat pain. Arsenic and arsenic compounds Byproduct of manufacturing metals, especially lead and copper; also used in the semiconductor...
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Graveyard shift soon to be listed as 'probable' cause of cancer, a link once seen as wacky
11/29/2007: 879 words, approx. 3 pages
Like UV rays and diesel exhaust fumes, working the graveyard shift will soon be listed as a "probable" cause of cancer.It is a surprising step validating a concept once considered wacky. And it is based on research that finds higher rates of breast and prostate...
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Graveyard shift work linked to cancer
11/29/2007: 879 words, approx. 3 pages
Like UV rays and diesel exhaust fumes, working the graveyard shift will soon be listed as a "probable" cause of cancer.It is a surprising step validating a concept once considered wacky. And it is based on research that finds higher rates of breast and prostate...
 


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