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Pathoma Carcinogens Flashcards

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What cancer(s) is associated with Aflatoxins?

A

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

most common cancer in some African countries
(rice and grains)

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What cancer(s) is associated with Alkylating Agents

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Leukemia/lymphoma

side effect of chemotherapy

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What cancer(s) is associated with Alchohol?

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1) squamous cell carcinoma of oropharynx and upper esophagus
2) hepatocellular carcinoma
3) pancreatic carcinoma

(chronic pancreatitis: common side effect is pancreatic carcinoma)

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What cancer(s) is associated with Arsenic?

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1) squamous cell carcinoma of skin
2) lung cancer
3) angiosarcoma of liver

(arsenic present in cigarrete smoke)

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What cancer(s) is associated with Asbestos?

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1) Lung carcinoma
2) mesothelioma

(asbestos exposure more likely to cause lung cancer than mesothelioma)

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What cancer(s) is associated with cigarette smoke?

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carcinoma of oropharynx, esophagus, lung, kidney, bladder, and pancreas

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What component of cigarette smoke is particularly carcinogenic?

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polycyclic hydrocarbons

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What cancer(s) is associated with Nitrosamines?

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Stomach carcionoma

found in smoke foods- high rate stomach carcinoma in Japan

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What cancer(s) is associated with Napthylamine?

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Urothelial carcinoma of bladder

derived from cigarrete smoke

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What cancer(s) is associated with Vinyl Chloride?

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Angiosarcoma of liver

used to make PVC for pipes

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What cancer(s) is associated with Nickel, chromium, beryllium, or silica?

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Lung carcinoma

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What cancer(s) is associated with EBV?

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1) Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
2) Burkitt lymphoma
3) CNS lymphoma in AIDS

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What cancer(s) is associated with HHV-8?

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Kaposi sarcoma

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What cancer(s) is associated with HBV and HCV?

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Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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What cancer(s) is associated with HTLV-1?

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Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

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What cancer(s) is associated with High risk HPV (subtypes 16, 18, 31, 33)?

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1) squamous cell carcinoma of vulva, vagina, anus, and cervix
2) adenocarcinoma of cervix

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What cancer(s) is associated with Ionizing radiation?

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1) AML
2) CML
3) papillary carcinoma of the thyroid

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What cancer(s) is associated with Non-Ionizing radiation (ie UVB sunlight)?

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1) Basal Cell Carcinoma
2) squamous Cell Carcinoma
3) Melanoma of skin

(non-ionizing radiation results in formation of pyrimidine dimers in DNA)

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