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carcinogen
(redirected from genotoxic carcinogen)

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car·cin·o·gen  (kär-sn-jn, kärs-n-jn)
n.
A cancer-causing substance or agent.
carci·no·gene·sis (kärs-n-jn-ss) n.
carcin·o·genic (-jnk) adj.
carci·no·ge·nici·ty (-j-ns-t) n.
carcinogen [kɑːˈsɪnədʒən ˈkɑːsɪnəˌdʒɛn]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol any substance that produces cancer
[from Greek karkinos cancer + -gen]
carcinogenic  adj
carcinogenicity  n
carcinogen  (kär-sn-jn)
A substance or agent that can cause cells to become cancerous by altering their genetic structure so that they multiply continuously and become malignant. Asbestos, DDT, and tobacco smoke are examples of carcinogens.
carcinogen
any natural or artificial substance that can produce or trigger cancer, as arsenic, asbestos, ionizing radiation, ultraviolet rays, x rays, and many derivatives of coal tar. — carcinogenic, adj.
See also: Cancer
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.carcinogencarcinogen - any substance that produces cancer  
substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"
Translations
carcinogen [kɑːˈsɪnədʒen] N → carcinógeno m
carcinogen [kɑːrˈsɪnədʒən] n → substance f cancérigène
carcinogen
n → Krebserreger m, → Karzinogen nt
carcinogen [kɑːˈsɪnədʒən] n (Med) → cancerogeno
carcinogen [kɑːˈsɪnədʒən] n (Med) → cancerogeno


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At least," he says, "there is a contrast with tobacco smoke, where genotoxic carcinogens are clearly present and involved along with other types of effects, and carcinogen-DNA adducts have been observed in the breast tissue of exposed women.
Secondhand suspicions: breast cancer and passive smoking by Betts, Kellyn S. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Rapid induction of more malignant tumors by various genotoxic carcinogens in transgenic mice harboring a human prototype c-Ha-ras gene than in control non-transgenic mice.
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To evaluate the prevalence of genotoxic carcinogens (39), we predicted the proportion of chemicals that would induce cancers in rodents and mutagenicity in Salmonella (i.
Estimating the extent of the health hazard posed by high-production ... by Rosenkranz, Herbert S. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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