Chemicals and Drugs

Carcinogens

Substances that increase the risk of NEOPLASMS in humans or animals. Both genotoxic chemicals, which affect DNA directly, and nongenotoxic chemicals, which induce neoplasms by other mechanism, are included.

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Abstract

Substances that increase the risk of NEOPLASMS in humans or animals. Both genotoxic chemicals, which affect DNA directly, and nongenotoxic chemicals, which induce neoplasms by other mechanism, are included.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Carcinogen
  • Oncogen
  • Oncogens
  • Tumor Initiator
  • Tumor Initiators
  • Tumor Promoter
  • Tumor Promoters
  • Initiator, Tumor
  • Initiators, Tumor
  • Promoter, Tumor
  • Promoters, Tumor

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16 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

Manual 24.5.6.2+

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  1. D27.888w.569.100w

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QZ 202

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Carcinogens. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002273. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002273
  2. Carcinogens. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinogen
  3. Carcinogens. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q187661