| carcinogens | 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. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| carcinogens, environmental | Carcinogenic substances that are found in the environment. (12 Dec 1998) |