Carcinogens
MESHD002273
Substances that increase the risk of NEOPLASMS in humans or animals. Both genotoxic chemicals, which affect DNA directly, and nongenotoxic chemicals, which induce neoplasms by other mechanism, are included.
Synonyms
- Oncogen
- Oncogens
- Carcinogen
- Tumor Initiators
- Initiators, Tumor
- Tumor Initiator
- Initiator, Tumor
- Tumor Promoters
- Promoters, Tumor
- Tumor Promoter
- Promoter, Tumor
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