Sorry to be asking such a dumb question, but what is a word for something that causes cancer?! Thanks for the help!
2006-11-19 11:48:31 · 8 answers · asked by Cathryn E. 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
carcinogen
2006-11-19 11:59:39 · answer #1 · answered by playing_shy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They way my one nursing professor explained it - we are all born with cancer cells. Carcinogins (usually something toxic or un-natural) from the outside will cause those cancer cells to mutate and become destructive cancerous cells.
For instance - a diet high in saturated fat - over time, all the saturated fat will mutate some of your cells into cancerous cells thus causing intestinal cancer or colon cancer.
OR the other big one - after smoking for awhile - the toxins will cause your normal cells to mutate thus causing esophageal or lung cancer.
That's as simple as i can put it - hope that helps.
2006-11-20 12:44:03 · answer #2 · answered by Weasel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carcinogenic.
2006-11-19 19:50:00 · answer #3 · answered by xxandra 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Tumors
2006-11-19 19:59:37 · answer #4 · answered by Bilko! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tumors
2006-11-19 19:50:58 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin_Mart13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The word you seek is "cancerous" and "carcinogen"
2006-11-19 21:02:52 · answer #6 · answered by CORE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
carcinogenic...refers to anything that can cause cancer... food, chemicals...etc
2006-11-19 21:12:35 · answer #7 · answered by ♦cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its called a mutation.. im pretty sure
2006-11-19 22:08:03 · answer #8 · answered by Nena 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋