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'''Carcinogenicity''': a property of a chemical to cause cancer. It is also called tumourigenicity to emphasise that a chemical may cause benign tumours and malignant tumours (such as carcinoma). Carcinogenic chemicals are often divided to genotoxic carcinogens (initiators) that can cause mutations (see mutagenicity) and initiate a cancer cell, and epigenetic carcinogens (see promoters) that are able to promote growth and/or differentiation of existing cancer cells. | '''Carcinogenicity''': a property of a chemical to cause cancer. It is also called tumourigenicity to emphasise that a chemical may cause benign tumours and malignant tumours (such as carcinoma). Carcinogenic chemicals are often divided to genotoxic carcinogens (initiators) that can cause mutations (see mutagenicity) and initiate a cancer cell, and epigenetic carcinogens (see promoters) that are able to promote growth and/or differentiation of existing cancer cells. | ||
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<ref>Jouko Tuomisto, Terttu Vartiainen and Jouni T. Tuomisto: Dioxin synopsis. Report. National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), ISSN 1798-0089 ; 14/2011 [http://www.thl.fi/thl-client/pdfs/81322e2c-e9b6-4003-bb13-995dcd1b68cb]</ref> | |||
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Carcinogenicity: a property of a chemical to cause cancer. It is also called tumourigenicity to emphasise that a chemical may cause benign tumours and malignant tumours (such as carcinoma). Carcinogenic chemicals are often divided to genotoxic carcinogens (initiators) that can cause mutations (see mutagenicity) and initiate a cancer cell, and epigenetic carcinogens (see promoters) that are able to promote growth and/or differentiation of existing cancer cells.
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