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carcinogen

noun as in cancer-causing agent

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The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies PCE as a probable carcinogen.

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Even though the 2002 Women’s Health Initiative finding on nonfatal breast cancer wasn’t statistically significant, it triggered a media frenzy and led the public to view HRT as a carcinogen rather than a lifesaving medication.

The World Health Organization classifies alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen, the same level of risk as tobacco, asbestos, and radiation.

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TCE is a known carcinogen so also a risk factor for developing cancer.

Federal and state regulators have found in the past that the chemical compound is a potent carcinogen with no safe level of exposure.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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