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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