CARCINOGENS

INFECTIOUS AGENTS

Agent	Cancer
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)	Warts on the skin, mouth, genital organs & larynx Cervical Carcinoma
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)	Nasopharyngeal Cancer Burkitt Lymphoma Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hepatitis B & C Viruses (HBV & HCV)	Hepatocellular Ca
HIV	Kaposi Sarcoma Invasive Cervical Cancer Non-Hodgkin lymphoma CNS Lymphoma
Human Herpes Virus-8 (HHV-8)	Kaposi Sarcoma Castleman Disease Primary Effusion Lymphoma
Human T-Lymphotrophic Virus-1 (HTLV-1)	Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATL)
Helicobacter pylori	Gastric Carcinoma Gastric Lymphoma
Chlamydia trachomatis	Cevical Cancer Risk ↑
Liver Flukes (Opisthorchis viverrini  & Clonorchis sinensis)	Bile Duct Ca
Schistosoma haematobium	Bladder Cancer

CHEMICAL AGENTS

Agent	Cancer
Alkylating Agents	Acute Myeloid Leukemia Bladder Cancer
Asbestos (Amphibole>Serpentine) Crocidolite (Most Common)	Lung Ca Mesothelioma of Pleura, Peritoneum
Aromatic Dyes	Bladder Cancer
Diethylstilbesterol (in Utero)	Vaginal Ca (Clear cell Adenocarcinoma)
Estrogens	Endometrial Ca Breast Ca Liver Ca
Vinyl Chloride	Hepatocellular  Ca Angiosarcoma Liver
Alcohol	Esophageal, Gastric Ca Hepatocellular  Ca Colorectal Ca Head & Neck Ca Laryngeal Ca Breast Ca
Benzene	Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Radon	Lung Cancer
Arsenic	Basal Cell Carcinoma
Formaldehyde	Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Nickel dust	Lung Cancer Nasal Cancer
Androgens	Prostatic Cancer
Smoking/Nicotine	Lung Ca Oral Ca Laryngeal Ca Esophageal, Gastric Ca Renal Ca Bladder Ca