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What are common carcinogens?
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Carcinogens (substances that cause cancer) are around us every day. Some carcinogens directly modify DNA to create cancer, while others cause cells to multiply at a faster than normal rate, increasing the chances of mutation. You can be exposed to carcinogens through a variety of avenues, including lifestyle factors (nutrition, tobacco use, etc.), medical treatments (radiation, chemotherapy), home and workplace exposures to chemicals, and pollution.
The following list highlights a few of the most common carcinogens.
- Alcoholic beverages
- Arsenic
- Asbestos
- Benzine
- Cadmium
- Coal gas
- Engine exhaust
- Estrogen-progestogen oral contraceptives
- Formaldehyde
- HIV-1 virus
- Leather dust
- Mineral oils
- Paint chemicals
- Rubber manufacturing
- Salted fish (Chinese-style)
- Soot
- Sulfur mustard
- Tobacco
- UV radiation (including tanning devices)
- Vinyl chloride
- Wood dust
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(1) Known and Probable Human Carcinogens. June 2012. American Cancer Society. July 21 2012. http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerCauses/OtherCarcinogens/GeneralInformationaboutCarcinogens/known-and-probable-human-carcinogens
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