|
Agent |
Cancer Type |
|
Benzo [a]-pyrene (Tobacco) |
Lung |
|
Alcohol |
Mouth, Pharynx, Larynx, Espohagus |
|
Dietary Fat |
Breast |
|
Asbestos |
Respiratory-tract, Pleural and Peritoneal Mesothelioma |
|
Fermented Foods |
Stomach |
|
Estrogens |
Endometrial, Ovarian, Breast |
|
UV Light |
Skin |
|
X-Radiation and |
Leukemia, Thyroid, Breast, Lung, Mouth, Stomach,Colon, Bladder, Ovarian, Skin, Central Nervous System |
|
Tamoxifen |
Endometrial |
|
In-Utero Diethylstilbestrol |
Childhood Cancer |
|
Transabdominal Radiation |
Childhood Cancer |
|
Aflatoxin |
Liver |
|
Soot, Coal (Chimney Sweeping) |
Scrotal |
|
Nickel (Nickel Refining) |
Lung, Nasal |
|
Wood Dust (Woodworking) |
Nasal |
|
Cr(VI) (Leatherworking) |
Lung |
|
Mustard Gas |
Respiratory-tract, Lung |
|
2-napthylamine |
Bladder |
|
HPV |
Cervical, Oral, Pharyngeal, Vaginal, Vulvar, Head/Neck, Scrotal, Anal(1) |
|
H. pylori |
Stomach |
|
EBV |
B-cell Lymphoma, Nasal, Pharyngeal, Stomach |
|
Herpes Viruses |
Kaposi’s Sarcoma |
|
Polyomaviruses (ex. JCV) |
Brain |
|
HTLV-1 |
T-cell Leukemia |
|
Hepatitis B and C |
Liver
|
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