Carcinogens - Cancer-causing Compounds
Carcinogens - Cancer Causing Compounds The following list is those compounds which are suspected by most reputable sources, NIH, EPA, etc of causing cancer in humans. Since all causes of cancer are not known (and can't yet be known), this list is just one snapshot of the current thinking.
A A-alpha-C (2-Amino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indole)
Acetaldehyde
Acetamide
Acetochlor
2-Acetylaminofluorene
Acifluorfen
Acrolein
Acrylamide
Acrylonitrile
Actinomycin D
Adriamycin (Doxorubicin hydrochloride)
AF-2;[2-(2-furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)]acrylamide
Aflatoxins Agaritine
Alachlor
Aldrin
Allyl chloride
Aallyl isothiocyanae
Allyl isovalerate
Aluminium products
2-Aminoanthraquinone
p-Aminoazobenzene
o-Aminoazotoluene [solvent yellow 3]
4-Aminobiphenyl (4-aminodiphenyl)
3-Amino-9-ethylcarbazole hydrochloride
1-Amino-2-methylanthraquinone
2-Amino-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole amino-5-nitrothiazole, 2-
Amitrole
Analgesic mixtures containing phenacetin
Androgenic (anabolic) steroids
Aniline
ortho-Anisidine
ortho-Anisidine hydrochloride
para-anisidine anthanthrene
Antimony oxide (antimony trioxide)
Aramite
Arsenic (inorganic arsenic compounds)
Asbestos Auramine
Azaserine
Azathioprine
Azacitidine
Azobenzene
Azathioprine
B Benz[a]anthracene
Benzene
Benzidine [and its salts]
Benzidine-based dyes
Benzo[b]fluoranthene
Benzo[j]fluoranthene
Benzo[k]fluoranthene
Benzofuran
Benzo[a]pyrene
Benzotrichloride
Benzyl chloride
Benzyl violet 4B
Beryllium and beryllium compounds
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether
N,N-Bis(2-chloroethyl)-2- naphthylamine (Chlornapazine)
Bischloroethyl nitrosourea (BCNU) (Carmustine)
Bis(chloromethyl)ether and technical-grade chloromethyl methyl ether
Bitumens, extracts of steam-refined and air refined
Bleomycins
Bracken fern
Bromodichloromethane
Bromoform
1,3-Butadiene
1,4-Butanediol dimethanesulfonate (Busulfan, myleran)
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)
t-butyl methyl ether beta-Butyrolactone
C Cadmium and cadmium compounds
Caffeic acid
Captafol
Captan
Carbazole
Carbon tetrachloride
Carbon-black extracts
Carrageenan, degraded
Ceramic fibers (airborne particles of respirable size)
Chlorambucil
Chloramphenicol
chlorbenzilat
Chlordane
Chlordecone (Kepone)
Chlordimeform
Chlorendic acid
Chlorinated Parrafins
alpha-Chlorinated toluenes
p-Chloroaniline
Cchlormadinone aceate
Chlornaphazine[n,n-bis(2-chloroethyl)-2-naphthylamine]
Chlorodibromomethane
Chloroethane (ethyl chloride)
1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea (CCNU) (Lomustine)
1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea (Methyl-CCNU)
Chloroform
Chloromethyl methyl ether
3-Chloro-2-methylpropene
4-Chloro-ortho-phenylenediamine
p-Chloro-o-toluidine
Chlorophenols
Chlorophenoxy herbicides
Cloroprene
Chlorothalonil
Chlorozotocin
Chromim
Chromium (hexavalent compounds)
Chrysene
C. I. Acid Red 114
C. I. Basic Red 9 monohydrochloride
Ciclosporin (Cyclosporin A; Cyclosporine)
Cinnamyl anthranilate
Cisplatin
Citrus Red No. 2
Clofibrate
Coal gasification products
Coal-tars and pitches
Cobalt metal powder
Cobalt [II] oxide
Conjugated estrogens
Creosotes
Crystal violet
para-Cresidine
cupferron
cycasin
cyclamates
1,4-cyclohexadiene
cyclophosphamide (anhydrous)
cyclophosphamide (hydrated)
D D&C Orange No. 17
D&C Red No. 8
D&C Red No. 9
D&C Red No. 19
Dacarbazine
Daminozide
Dantron (Chrysazin; 1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinone)
dapsone
Daunomycin
DCM
DDD (Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane)
DDE (Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene)
DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane)
DDVP (Dichlorvos)
decabromodiphyenyl oxide
N,N'-Diacetylbenzidine
2,4-Diaminoanisole
2,4-Diaminoanisole sulfate
4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl ether (4,4'-Oxydianiline)
2,4-Diaminotoluene
Diaminotoluene (mixed)
Dibenz[a,h]acridine
Dibenz[a,j]acridine
Dibenz[a,h]anthracene
7H-Dibenzo[c,g]carbazole
Dibenzo[a,e]pyrene
Dibenzo[a,h]pyrene
Dibenzo[a,i]pyrene
Dibenzo[a,l]pyrene
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP)
1,2-Dibromoethane
2,3-Dibromo-1-propanol
p-Dichlorobenzene
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine dihydrochloride
1,4-Dichloro-2-butene
3,3'-Dichloro-4,4'-diaminodiphenyl ether
1,1-Dichloroethane
1,2-Dichloroethane
Dichloromethane (Methylene chloride)
1,2-Dichloropropane
1,3-Dichloropropene
Dieldrin
Dienestrol
Diepoxybutane
Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate
1,2-Diethylhydrazine
Diethyl sulfate
DES, Diethylstilbestrol
Diglycidyl resorcinol ether (DGRE)
Dihydrosafrole
Diisopropyl sulfate
3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine (ortho-Dianisidine)
3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine dihydrochloride (ortho-dianisidine dihydrochloride)
para-Dimethylaminoazobenzene
4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene
trans-2-[(Dimethylamino)methylimino]-5-[2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)vinyl]-1,3,4- oxadiazole
7,12-Dimethylbenz(a)anthracene
3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine (ortho-Tolidine)
3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine dihydrochloride
Dimethylcarbamoyl chloride
1,1-Dimethylhydrazine (UDMH)
1,2-Dimethylhydrazine
Dimethyl sulfate
Dimethylvinyl Chloride
1,6-Dinitropyrene
1,8-Dinitropyrene
2,4-Dinitrotoluene
2,6-Dinitrotoluene
1,4-Dioxane
Diphenylhydantoin (Phenytoin)
Diphenylhydantoin (Phenytoin), sodium salt
Direct Black 38
Direct Blue 6
Direct Brown 95
Disperse Blue 1
E Epichlorohydrin
Erionite
Estradiol 17B
Estrogens (not conjugated)
Estradiol-17 Estrone Ethinylestradiol Mestranol
Estrone Ethinylestradiol Ethyl acrylate Ethyl methanesulfonate Ethyl-4,4'-dichlorobenzilate Ethylene dibromide Ethylene dichloride (1,2-Dichloroethane) N-Ethyl-N-nitrosourea Ethylene oxide Ethylene thiourea Ethyleneimine
F Folpet Formaldehyde (gas or aqueous solution) 2-(2-Formylhydrazino)-4-(5-nitro-2-furyl) thiazole Furan Furazolidone Furmecyclox Fusarin C
G Glasswool fibers (airborne particles of respirable size) Glu-P-1 (2-Amino-6-methyldipyrido[1,2- a:3', 2'-d]imidazole) Glu-P-2 (2-Aminodipyrido[1,2-a:3',2'-d]imidazole) Glycidaldehyde Glycidol Griseofulvin Gyromitrin (Acetaldehyde methylformylhydrazone)
H HC Blue 1 Heptachlor Heptachlor epoxide Hexachlorobenzene Hexachlorocyclohexanes Hexachlorodibenzodioxin Hexachloroethane Hexamethylphosphoramide Hydrazine Hydrazine sulfate Hydrazobenzene (1,2-Diphenylhydrazine) Hydroxybutyric acid lactone
I Indeno [1,2,3-cd]pyrene Indium trichloride IQ (2-Amino-3-methylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline) Iron dextran complex Isosafrole
K Kepone (Chlordecone)
L Lactofen Lasiocarpine Lead Lead acetate Lead phosphate Lindane and other hexachlorocyclohexane isomers
M Mancozeb Maneb Me-A-alpha-C (2-Amino-3-methyl-9H-pyrido[2, 3-b]indole) Medroxyprogesterone acetate MeIQ(2-Amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoline) MeIQx(2-Amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f]quinoxaline) Melphalan Merphalan Mestranol 2-Methylaziridine (Propyleneimine) Methylazoxymethanol Methylazoxymethanol acetate 3-Methylcholanthrene 5-Methylchrysene 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MOCA) 4,4'-Methylene bis(N,N-dimethyl)benzenamine 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-methylaniline) 4,4'-Methylenedianiline 4,4'-Methylenedianiline dihydrochloride Methylhydrazine and its salts Methyl chloromethyl ether Methyl-CCNU Methyl iodide Methyl methanesulfonate 2-Methyl-1-nitroanthraquinone N-Methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) N-Methyl-N-nitrosourea N-Methylolacrylamide Methylthiouracil Metiram Metronidazole Michler's ketone Mineral Oils, untreated and mildly treated Mirex Mitomycin C MOPP Monocrotaline 5-(Morpholinomethyl)-3-[(5-nitro-fufurylidene)-amino]-2-oxazolidinone Mustard gas
N Nafenopin 1-Naphthylamine 2-Naphthylamine 3-Naphthylamine Nickel and certain nickel compounds Nickel carbonyl Nickel subsulfide Niridazole Nitrilotriacetic acid Nitrilotriacetic acid, trisodium salt monohydrate 5-Nitroacenaphthene 5-Nitro-o-anisidine o-Nitroanisole 4-Nitrobiphenyl 6-Nitrochrysene Nitrofen 2-Nitrofluorene Nitrofurazone 1-[(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)amino]-2-imidazollidinone 1-[(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)-N-[4-(5-Nitro-2-furyl)-2 thiazolyl]acetamide Nitrogen mustard (Mechlorethamine) Nitrogen mustard hydrochloride (Mechlorethamine hydrochloride) Nitrogen mustard N-oxide Nitrogen mustard N-oxide hydrochloride 2-Nitropropane 4-Nitropyrene N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine N-Nitrosodiethanolamine N-Nitrosodiethylamine N-Nitrosodimethylamine p-Nitrosodiphenylamine N-Nitrosodiphenylamine N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine N-Nitroso-N-ethylurea 3-(N-Nitrosomethylamino)propionitrile 4-(N-Nitrosomethylamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK) N-Nitrosomethylethylamine N-Nitroso-N-methylurea N-Nitroso-N-methylurethane N-Nitrosomethylvinylamine N-Nitrosomorpholine N-Nitrosonornicotine N-Nitrosopiperidine N-Nitrosopyrrolidine N-Nitrososarcosine Norethisterone (Norethindrone)
O Ochratoxin A Oestrogen, nonstreoidal Oestrogen, steroidal Oil Orange SS 4,4'-Oxydianiline Oxadiazon Oxymetholone Oxazepam
P Panfuran S Pentachlorophenol Phenacetin Phenazopyridine hydrochloride Phenesterin Phenobarbital Phenoxybenzamine Phenoxybenzamine hydrochloride Phenyl glycidyl ether Phenylhydrazine and its salts o-Phenylphenate, sodium Phenytoin PhiP(2-Amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazol[4,5-b]pyridine) Polybrominated biphenyls Polychlorinated biphenyls Polychlorinated biphenyls (containing 60 or more percent chlorine by molecular weight) Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins Polychlorinated dibenzofurans Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Polygeenan Ponceau MX Ponceau 3R Potassium bromate Procarbazine Procarbazine hydrochloride Procymidone Progesterone Progestins 1,3-Propane sultone Progargite beta-Propiolactone Propylene oxide Propylthiouracil Pyridinium chlorochromate
R Radionuclides Radon Reserpine Residual (heavy) fuel oils Rhodamine 101
S Saccharin Saccharin, sodium Safrole Selenium sulfide Shale-oils Silica, crystalline (airborne particles of respirable size) Sodium dichromate Sodium hexafluoroarsenate(V) Sodium ortho-phenylphenate Sterigmatocystin Streptozotocin Styrene Styrene oxide Sulfallate Sulphur trioxide Sulphur trioxide N,N-dimethylformamide complex
T Talc containing asbestiform fibers Terrazole Testosterone and its esters 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin (TCDD) 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane Tetrachloroethylene (Perchloroethylene) p-a,a,a-Tetrachlorotoluene 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine Tetranitromethane Thioacetamide 4,4'-Thiodianiline Thiourea Thorium dioxide Tobacco, oral use of smokeless products Tobacco smoke Toluene diisocyanate p-toluenesulphonic acid ortho-Toluidine ortho-Toluidine hydrochloride para-Toluidine Toxaphene (Polychorinated camphenes) Treosulfan (Tresoluphan) Trichlormethine (Trimustine hydrochloride) 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol 1,2,3-Trichloropropane Triphenyltin hydroxide Trichloroethylene Tris(aziridinyl)-para-benzoquinone (Triaziquone) Tris(1-aziridinyl)phosphine sulfide (Thiotepa) Tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate Tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate TRIZMA base Trp-P-1 (Tryptophan-P-1) (3-Amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole) Trp-P-2 (Tryptophan-P-2) (3-Amino-1-methyl-5H-pyrido[4,3-b]indole) Trypan blue
U Uracil mustard Urethane (Ethyl carbamate) V Vinyl bromide Vinyl chloride 4-Vinyl-1-cyclohexene diepoxide (Vinyl cyclohexene dioxide) n-vinyl pyrollidone Vinyl trichloride (1,1,2-Trichloroethane)
X 2,6-Xylidine (2,6-Dimethylaniline)
Z Zineb