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Noun(1) any substance that produces cancer(2) cancer

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(1) It is a multisite carcinogen , and it causes tumors in the lung, skin, urinary bladder, and most likely in other sites, in adults.(2) After a period of six weeks, the rats exposed to the colon carcinogen had about half the number of pre-cancerous growths in their colons compared to rats on a normal diet.(3) It has been suggested that oestrogen might be a complete carcinogen capable of causing genetic alterations and tumour initiation.(4) A carcinogen does not cause cancer by itself, but only in interaction with a host.(5) These chemicals include known or probable carcinogens , neurotoxins and reproductive toxins.(6) The combination of cigarette smoking and exposure to many occupational carcinogens increases risk of cancer.(7) Individuals can decrease their cancer risk from certain carcinogens by making lifestyle changes.(8) There are a lot of registered substances that are known carcinogens .(9) A second approach to evaluating the risks of passive smoking is to assess the exposure to known carcinogens produced by environmental tobacco smoke.(10) In addition, those who have an inherited predisposition to cancer may be more susceptible to environmental carcinogens such as radiation.(11) It is certainly terrorizing that such toxins and carcinogens have been poisoning us for so long and continue to do so.(12) And are environmental carcinogens , which are a particular interest of yours, showing up in occupations?(13) Unfortunately, alcohol serves as a perfect solvent to help all those carcinogens affect your mucus membranes.(14) When the saliva containing cigar products is swallowed, the esophagus is exposed to carcinogens .(15) Ionising radiation is one of the most studied and ubiquitous carcinogens in our environment.(16) The risk conferred by other occupational and environmental carcinogens should also be emphasized at this time.