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Carcinogens which occur in Plants due to Pesticides or Fertilizers


DMA (Dimethylarsenic acid) on skin tumorigenesis by UVB irradiation on hairless mice. [Ref: Cancer Research, 1999 Feb 1; 59/3 (622-32)]

DMBA 7,12-dimethyl benz (a) anthracene (initiator) and 12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) (promoter). [Ref: Cancer, Let, 1999, 140/1-2 (21-25)]

N-nitroso compounds, heterocyclic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are all probable human carcinogens. [Ref: Mutagenesis, 1999, 443/1-2 (1-10)]
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Dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) increase breast cancer risk [Ref: Cancer, Epidemiol-Bio-markers - Prev. 2000; 9/5 (487-93)]

3-methylcholanthrene produces fibrosarcomas. [Ref: International J. Cancer, 2000, 86/4, 457-61]

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, the prototype agonist of the aromatic hydrocarbon [Ah] receptor, is a potent tumor promoter as well as a complete liver carcinogen. [Ref: Biochem-Pharmacol, 2000, 59/8 (997-1000)]

Benzene is a widely distributed environmental contaminant that causes leukaemia. [Ref: Arch-Environ-Health, 54(5): 359-63, 1999]

 









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