Carcinogens - Cancer-causing Compounds

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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

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