carcinogenic

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car·cin·o·gen

(kär-sĭn′ə-jən, kär′sə-nə-jĕn′)

A cancer-causing substance or agent.

car′ci·no·gen′e·sis (kär′sə-nə-jĕn′ĭ-sĭs) n.

car′cin·o·gen′ic (-jĕn′ĭk) adj.

car′ci·no·ge·nic′i·ty (-jə-nĭs′ĭ-tē) n.

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Adj.

carcinogenic - causing or tending to cause cancer; "the carcinogenic action of certain chemicals"

Translations

krebserregend

καρκινογόνος

cancérigène carcinogène

karcinogénrákkeltőrákokozó

carcinogenic

[ˌkɑːsɪnəˈdʒenɪk] ADJ → cancerígeno, carcinógeno

carcinogenic

[ˌkɑː^rsɪnəˈdʒɛnɪk] adj [substance] → cancérigènecar crash n → accident m de voiture

carcinogenic

adj → karzinogen, krebserregend, Krebs erregend

carcinogenic

[ˌkɑːsɪnəˈdʒɛnɪk] adj (Med) → cancerogeno/a

car·ci·no·gen·ic

n. carcinógeno-a, de origen canceroso.

carcinogenic

adj cancerígeno, que causa cáncer

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The Department of Health in Abu Dhabi recalled two brands of blood pressure medicine that contained carcinogenic properties.

UAE health department withdraws blood pressure pills

Summary: The medicine may contain carcinogenic substances.

Alert: Ministry bans harmful blood pressure medicine in UAE

The WHO lists processed meat as carcinogenic, primarily because of evidence linking it to a raised risk of bowel cancer, while it says red meat is 'probably carcinogenic'.

New food production methods can help reduce processed meat risk of cancer: Researchers

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Also, people living within the vicinity where e-waste materials are burnt in the open may be at risk of developing cancer due to carcinogenic substances released into the atmosphere.

Open burning of e-waste: Recyclers, residents at risk of cancer, study shows

The World Health Organisation concluded in 2015 that processed meat is carcinogenic.

Nitrite-free bacon to appear in shops; UK BULLETINS

In 1991, the IARC assessed the carcinogenicity of coffee, classifying it as 'possibly carcinogenic to humans' based on limited evidence from case-control studies and data from experimental animals.

Coffee, mate, and very hot beverages--an update on carcinogenic risk

The IARC had previously classified coffee as "possibly" carcinogenic (category 2B) in 1991.

World Health Organization's cancer research body reclassifies coffee

The latest report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, the cancer agency of the World Health Organisation, that drinking very hot beverages is "probably carcinogenic to humans", is interesting as well as alarming.

Why should you let your cuppa cool down before you drink

There is no conclusive evidence that drinking coffee causes cancer, the World Health Organization's cancer agency will say in a reverse of its previous warning, but it will also say all "very hot" drinks are probably carcinogenic.

Can coffee cause cancer? Only if it's very hot, say WHO scientists (Updated)

This is in contrast to another WHO committee report in 2015 stating that glyphosate was probably carcinogenic.