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  2. Causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Non-fibrous particulate materials that cause cancer include powdered metallic cobalt and nickel, and crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite, and tridymite). [32] Usually, physical carcinogens must get inside the body (such as through inhaling tiny pieces) and require years of exposure to develop cancer. [32] Common occupational carcinogens ...

  3. Carcinogen - Wikipedia

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    A carcinogen (/ k ɑːr ˈ s ɪ n ə dʒ ən /) is any agent that promotes the development of cancer. [1] Carcinogens can include synthetic chemicals, naturally occurring substances, physical agents such as ionizing and non-ionizing radiation, and biologic agents such as viruses and bacteria. [2]

  4. IARC group 1 - Wikipedia

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    IARC group 1 Carcinogens are substances, chemical mixtures, and exposure circumstances which have been classified as carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). [1] This category is used when there is sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in humans.

  5. Safe handling of carcinogens - Wikipedia

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    Carcinogens are defined as 'a substance or agent that can cause cells to become cancerous by altering their genetic structure so that they multiply continuously and become malignant'. [1] The World Health Organization breaks down the three types of carcinogens that can cause cancer in humans. The first type of carcinogen is the physical type ...

  6. Carcinogenesis - Wikipedia

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    The central role of DNA damage and epigenetic defects in DNA repair genes in carcinogenesis. DNA damage is considered to be the primary cause of cancer. [17] More than 60,000 new naturally-occurring instances of DNA damage arise, on average, per human cell, per day, due to endogenous cellular processes (see article DNA damage (naturally occurring)).

  7. Scientists Determine Once and for all If Cell Phones Cause ...

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    This rating is just one of the IARC’s several classifications of cancer risk, which range from “definite” carcinogens, like smoking tobacco, to “possible,” where radio waves reside ...

  8. Cancer - Wikipedia

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    Tobacco smoke, for example, causes 90% of lung cancer. [48] Tobacco use can cause cancer throughout the body including in the mouth and throat, larynx, esophagus, stomach, bladder, kidney, cervix, colon/rectum, liver and pancreas. [49] [50] Tobacco smoke contains over fifty known carcinogens, including nitrosamines and polycyclic aromatic ...

  9. IARC group 2A - Wikipedia

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    IARC group 2A agents are substances and exposure circumstances that have been classified as probable carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). [1] This designation is applied when there is limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans, as well as sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.