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02.Carcinogens

graph LR
    X[Carcinogens] ==> X1[Chemical carcinogens] & X2[Oncogenic VIrus] & X3[Radiation];

Chemical Carcinogens

Chemical Cancer Damage
Agricultural Aflatoxins Hepatocellualr Carcinoma Aspergillus from grain storage
Smoking 1.Arsenic Lung Carcinoma
2.Polycyclic Hydrocarbon Lung cancer
Kidney an Bladder cancer By excretion Carcinogen in Urine
Oropharynx & Esophageal Carcinoma
3.Napthylamine Urothelial Carcinoma Excretion of Carcinogen in Urine
Alcohol Squamous carcinoma of Oropharynx & Esophagus
Pancreatic Carcinoma Chronic Pancreatitis progression
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Skin whitening Arsenic Squamous cell Carcinoma,Angiosarcoma of Liver
Occupational Asbestos Lung Cancer & MEsothelioma
Vinyl Chloride Angiosarcoma of Liver
Nicke,Chromium,Beryllium,Silica Lung Sarcoma
Chemotherapy Alkylating Agents Leukemia & Lymphoma
Smoked Food Nitrosamines Intestinal type Carcinoma

Oncogenic Virus

Virus Cancer
HPV-16,16,31,33 Squamous cell carcinoma vulva,VAgina,Anus,Cervix
Adenocarcinoma of Cervix
Hep-B & Hep-C Hepatocellular Carcinoma
HTLV-1 Adult T-cell Leukemia & lymphoma
EBV Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Burkitt lymphoma
CNS Lymphoma in AIDS
Herpers Virus -8 Kapsoi sarcoma

3.Radiation

Ionising Radiation CML H20 radiated to from OH- radical damaging DNA
AML OH radical
Papillary Carcinomaof Thyroid OH radical
Non-Ionising Radiation(UV-B light) Basal Cell carcinoma Thymidine Dimers formation
Squamous cell carcinoma
Melanoma