Occupational Human Carcinogens

Question 1

Industrial Process: construction, asbestos mining

Answer 1

Asbestos

Question 2

Neoplasms: peritoneum, bronchus

Answer 2

Asbestos

Question 3

Industrial Process: mining and smelting

Answer 3

Arsenic

Question 4

Neoplasms: skin, bronchus, liver

Answer 4

Arsenic

Question 5

Industrial Process: chemical manufacturing
Neoplasm: bronchus

Answer 5

Alkylating agents

Question 6

mechlorethamine HCl and bis[chloromethyl]ether

Answer 6

Alkylating agents

Question 7

Industrial Process: chemical manufacturing
Neoplasms: bone marrow

Answer 7

Benzene

Question 8

Industrial Process: dye and textile

Answer 8

Benzidine, B-naphthylamine

Question 9

Neoplasms: urinary bladder

Answer 9

Benzidine, B-naphthylamine

Question 10

Industrial Process: tanning, pigment making
Neoplasms: nasal sinus, bronchus

Answer 10

Cr and chromates

Question 11

Industrial Process: nickel refining
Neoplasms: nasal sinus, bronchus

Answer 11

Nickel

Question 12

Industrial Process: steel making, roofing, chimney cleaning

Answer 12

Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons

Question 13

Neoplasms: skin, scrotum, bronchus

Answer 13

Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons

Question 14

Industrial Process: chemical manufacturing
Neoplasms: liver

Answer 14

Vinyl chloride monomer

Question 15

Industrial Process: cabinet making

Answer 15

Wood dust

Question 16

Neoplasms: nasal sinus

Answer 16

Wood dust

Question 17

Industrial Process: aircraft manufacturing, electronics
Neoplasms: bronchus

Answer 17

Beryllium

Question 18

Industrial Process: smelting
Neoplasms: bronchus

Answer 18

Cadmium

Question 19

Industrial Process: production of hospital supplies
Neoplasms: bone marrow

Answer 19

Ethylene oxide

Question 20

Industrial Process: plastic, textile, and chemical
Neoplasms: nasal sinus, bronchus

Answer 20

Formaldehyde

Question 21

Industrial Process: electrical-equipment production and maintenance
Neoplasms: liver

Answer 21

Polychlorinated biphenyls