List of Carcinogens

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The list from various sources such as... https://www.cancer.org/healthy/cancer-causes/general-info/known-and-probable-human-carcinogens.html *Acetaldehyde (from consuming alcoholic beverages) *Acheson process, occupational exposure associated with *Acid mists, strong inorganic *Aflatoxins *Alcoholic beverages *Aluminum production *4-Aminobiphenyl *Areca nut *Aristolochic acid (and plants containing it) *Arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds *Asbestos (all forms) and mineral substances (such as talc or vermiculite) that contain asbestos *Auramine production *Azathioprine *Benzene *Benzidine and dyes metabolized to benzidine *Benzo-a-pyrene *Beryllium and beryllium compounds *Betel quid, with or without tobacco *Bis(chloromethyl)ether and chloromethyl methyl ether (technical-grade) *Busulfan *1,3-Butadiene *Cadmium and cadmium compounds *Chlorambucil *Chlornaphazine *Chromium (VI) compounds *Clonorchis sinensis (infection with), also known as the Chinese liver fluke *Coal, indoor emissions from household combustion *Coal gasification *Coal-tar distillation *Coal-tar pitch *Coke production *Cyclophosphamide *Cyclosporine (ciclosporin) *1,2-Dichloropropane *Diethylstilbestrol (DES) *Engine exhaust, diesel *Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (infection with) *Erionite *Estrogen-only menopausal therapy *Estrogen-progestogen menopausal therapy (combined) *Estrogen-progestogen oral contraceptives (combined) (Note: There is also convincing evidence in humans that these agents confer a protective *effect against cancer in the endometrium and ovary) *Ethanol in alcoholic beverages *Ethylene oxide *Etoposide *Etoposide in combination with cisplatin and bleomycin *Fission products, including strontium-90 *Fluoro-edenite fibrous amphibole *Formaldehyde *Haematite mining (underground) *Helicobacter pylori (infection with) *Hepatitis B virus (chronic infection with) *Hepatitis C virus (chronic infection with) *Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) (infection with) *Human papilloma virus (HPV) types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59 (infection with) (Note: The HPV types that have been *classified as carcinogenic to humans can differ by an order of magnitude in risk for cervical cancer) *Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1) (infection with) *Ionizing radiation (all types) *Iron and steel founding (workplace exposure) *Isopropyl alcohol manufacture using strong acids *Kaposi sarcoma herpesvirus (KSHV), also known as human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) (infection with) *Leather dust *Lindane *Magenta production *Melphalan *Methoxsalen (8-methoxypsoralen) plus ultraviolet A radiation, also known as PUVA *Methyl-CCNU *4,4'-Methylenebis(chloroaniline) (MOCA) *Mineral oils, untreated or mildly treated *MOPP and other combined chemotherapy including alkylating agents *2-Naphthylamine *Neutron radiation *Nickel compounds *N'-Nitrosonornicotine (NNN) and 4-(N-Nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) *Opisthorchis viverrini (infection with), also known as the Southeast Asian liver fluke *Outdoor air pollution (and the particulate matter in it) *Painter (workplace exposure as a) *3,4,5,3',4'-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB-126) *2,3,4,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzofuran *Pentachlorophenol *Phenacetin (and mixtures containing it) *Phosphorus-32, as phosphate *Plutonium *Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dioxin-like, with a Toxicity Equivalency Factor according to WHO (PCBs 77, 81, 105, 114, 118, 123, 126, 156, *157, 167, 169, 189) *Processed meat (consumption of) *Radioiodines, including iodine-131 *Radionuclides, alpha-particle-emitting, internally deposited (Note: Specific radionuclides for which there is sufficient evidence for *carcinogenicity to humans are also listed individually as Group 1 agents) *Radionuclides, beta-particle-emitting, internally deposited (Note: Specific radionuclides for which there is sufficient evidence for *carcinogenicity to humans are also listed individually as Group 1 agents) *Radium-224 and its decay products *Radium-226 and its decay products *Radium-228 and its decay products *Radon-222 and its decay products *Rubber manufacturing industry *Salted fish (Chinese-style) *Schistosoma haematobium (infection with) *Semustine (methyl-CCNU) *Shale oils *Silica dust, crystalline, in the form of quartz or cristobalite *Solar radiation *Soot (as found in workplace exposure of chimney sweeps) *Sulfur mustard *Talc containing asbestiform fibres *Tamoxifen (Note: There is also conclusive evidence that tamoxifen reduces the risk of contralateral breast cancer in breast cancer patients) *2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD); "dioxin" *Thiotepa *Thorium-232 and its decay products *Tobacco, smokeless *Tobacco smoke, secondhand *Tobacco smoking *ortho-Toluidine *Treosulfan *Trichloroethylene *Ultraviolet (UV) radiation, including UVA, UVB, and UVC rays *Ultraviolet-emitting tanning devices *Vinyl chloride *Welding fumes *Wood dust *X- and Gamma-radiation
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