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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)] >
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] |