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- Carcinogens may occur naturally in the environment (such as ultraviolet rays in sunlight and certain viruses) or may be generated by humans (such as automobile exhaust fumes and cigarette smoke). Most carcinogens work by interacting with a cell’s DNA to produce mutations.
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4 days ago · A carcinogen is a substance, organism or agent capable of causing cancer. Carcinogens may occur naturally in the environment (such as ultraviolet rays in sunlight and certain viruses) or may be generated by humans (such as automobile exhaust fumes and cigarette smoke).
3 days ago · Cancer-causing agents. Oncogenic viruses. DNA viruses. Human papillomaviruses; Epstein-Barr virus; Hepatitis B virus; RNA viruses; Chemicals, particulate matter, and fibres. Initiators; Promoters; Radiation. Ultraviolet radiation; Ionizing radiation; Inherited susceptibility to cancer. Familial cancer syndromes
5 days ago · The carcinogenic HPV types in cervical cancer belong to the alphapapillomavirus genus and can be grouped further into HPV clades. The two major carcinogenic HPV clades, alphapapillomavirus-9 (A9) and alphapapillomavirus-7 (A7), contain HPV16 and HPV18, respectively.
3 days ago · They conclude that azoles drive the fungal pathogen into "suicide" by initiating self-destruction. The authors found the same mechanism azoles killing pathogen cells in the rice-blast fungus ...
3 days ago · More than 20 environmental and occupational agents are lung carcinogens[13, 14] and amount of studies have been made to investigate molecular mechanisms in tumor progression of air pollution chemicals or components using cell lines or mouse/rat models[15–17]. However, a comprehensive molecular characterization of clinical lung cancer samples ...
3 days ago · Physicians and surgeons have a 3-fold increased risk of glioblastoma compared to population controls. We discuss the potential role of dermatology neurotoxin and carcinogenic occupational exposure, particularly to formalin/formaldehyde, how to reduce those exposures, and the ethical imperative for dermatologists to protect themselves, their staff, and their patients.
5 days ago · In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified DDT as Group 2A "probably carcinogenic to humans". Previous assessments by the U.S. National Toxicology Program classified it as "reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen" and by the EPA classified DDT, DDE and DDD as class B2 "probable" carcinogens ; these evaluations were ...
