"Carcinogens" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002273
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.888.569.100
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carcinogens" by people in Profiles.
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Surgical plume in dermatology: an insidious and often overlooked hazard. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2020 Oct; 45(7):841-847.
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Laryngeal Cancer Risks in Workers Exposed to Lung Carcinogens: Exposure-Effect Analyses Using a Quantitative Job Exposure Matrix. Epidemiology. 2020 01; 31(1):145-154.
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Depleted uranium induces human carcinogenesis involving the immune and chaperoning systems: Realities and working hypotheses. Med Hypotheses. 2019 Mar; 124:26-30.
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Environmental Carcinogenesis and Transgenerational Transmission of Carcinogenic Risk: From Genetics to Epigenetics. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 08 20; 15(8).
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Nutritional and Environmental Factors in Thyroid Carcinogenesis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 08 13; 15(8).
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Tumor promoter TPA activates Wnt/ß-catenin signaling in a casein kinase 1-dependent manner. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 08 07; 115(32):E7522-E7531.
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of metal concentrations in canned tuna fish in Iran and human health risk assessment. Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Aug; 118:753-765.
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Tobacco-specific nitrosamines: A literature review. Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Aug; 118:198-203.
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Coffee Is Not a Carcinogen. Mo Med. 2018 May-Jun; 115(3):197-198.
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Concentrations of arsenic and lead in rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Iran: A systematic review and carcinogenic risk assessment. Food Chem Toxicol. 2018 Mar; 113:267-277.