2007-10-14 11:59:11 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
A carcinogen
http://www.wikicancer.org/page/The+list+of+carcinogens/revision/7?t=anon
I think the list is a very long one and things keep being added as more information comes in. This site has a list of products along with some of the carcinogenic substances they contain.
It's scary, as these are things we all use everyday!
2007-10-14 12:10:15 · answer #1 · answered by Silva 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's known as a carcinogen, so for example asbestos or cigarette smoke. So something that promotes the development of cancer is carcinogenic
2007-10-14 12:03:24 · answer #2 · answered by miam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Transformation from a normal cell to a cancerous one {carcinogenesis} This is only partially understood. A malignant transformation results from damage to the genetic material, or DNA{deoxyribonucleic Acid} of the cell. Strands of DNA in the cell nucleus form chromosomes, which become readily visible under a microscope when a cell is preparing to divide into two {daughter} cells. In order to understand what causes cancer, it is necessary to learn more about DNA and its functions in a normal cell. Hope this information is of some help to you.
2007-10-14 12:53:37 · answer #3 · answered by lilbitt5.0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asbestos
2007-10-14 12:02:06 · answer #4 · answered by WilmaF 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asbestos!
Even though cigarettes are bad Asbestos is far more dangerous to your lungs than cigarettes.
I lost my dad to lung cancer recently, and at the inquest they recorded death by Industrial Disease because he used to work with asbestos and it was found in his lungs at his post mortem.
2007-10-14 12:20:10 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Honesty ♥.•´ `*.¸ ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chemicals in the air we breathe, in our food, personal hygiene products, prescription drugs. Lack of nutrients cause cancer, lack of sunlight, stress etc.
2007-10-15 19:27:52 · answer #6 · answered by Another baby boy! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many carcinogenic substances like:
Tobacco
Benzene
Radioactive materials
Hope this helps
2007-10-14 12:05:29 · answer #7 · answered by Dragon Prince 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tobacco
2007-10-14 12:01:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Asbestos is an example... it is linked to the development of mesothelioma.
2007-10-14 12:07:38 · answer #9 · answered by Star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A carcinogen or carcinogenic substance.
2007-10-14 12:03:42 · answer #10 · answered by Tarkarri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋