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chemical carcinogen

Broader Terms:

carcinogen

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acetylaminofluorene

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acrolein

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benzopyrenediol epoxide

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chrysene

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dimethylbenzanthracene

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methylcholanthrene

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methylnitrosourea

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N methyl N' nitro N nitrosoguanidine

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nitrosamine

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tumor promoter

Scope Note:

any chemical that increases the risk of neoplasms; includes genotoxic chemicals, which affect DNA directly, and nongenotoxic chemicals, which induce neoplasms by other mechanisms.

Term Number:

2031-3108

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