Appendix G: List of Known and Suspected Carcinogens

A list of known human carcinogens and suspected carcinogens can be found at the 11th Annual Report of Carcinogens- National Toxicology Program (2004).  A list of chemicals known to be human carcinogens is provided below.  A list of suspected carcinogens can be found at the following web site.

http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/roc/eleventh/reason.pdf

 


 

 Names and Synonyms of Carcinogens

 

Aflatoxins

Alcoholic Beverage Consumption

4-Aminobiphenyl

Analgesic Mixtures Containing Phenacetin (See Phenacetin and Analgesic Mixtures Containing Phenacetin)

Arsenic Compounds, Inorganic

Asbestos

Azathioprine

Benzene

Benzidine (See Benzidine and Dyes Metabolized to Benzidine)

Beryllium and Beryllium Compounds

1,3-Butadiene

1,4-Butanediol Dimethanesulfonate (Myleran®)

Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds

Chlorambucil

1-(2-Chloroethyl)-3-(4-methylcyclohexyl)-1-nitrosourea (MeCCNU)

bis(Chloromethyl) Ether and Technical-Grade Chloromethyl Methyl Ether

Chromium Hexavalent Compounds

Coal Tar Pitches (See Coal Tars and Coal Tar Pitches)

Coal Tars (See Coal Tars and Coal Tar Pitches)

Coke Oven Emissions

Cyclophosphamide

Cyclosporin A

Diethylstilbestrol

Dyes Metabolized to Benzidine (See Benzidine and Dyes Metabolized to Benzidine)

Environmental Tobacco Smoke (See Tobacco Related Exposures)

Erionite

Estrogens, Steroidal

Ethylene Oxide

Hepatitis B Virus

Hepatitis C Virus

Human Papillomas Viruses: Some Genital-Mucosal Types

Melphalan

Methoxsalen with Ultraviolet A Therapy (PUVA)

Mineral Oils (Untreated and Mildly Treated)

Mustard Gas

2-Naphthylamine

Neutrons (See Ionizing Radiation)

Nickel Compounds (See Nickel Compounds and Metallic Nickel)

Radon (See Ionizing Radiation)

Silica, Crystalline (Respirable Size)

Smokeless Tobacco (See Tobacco Related Exposures)

Solar Radiation (See Ultraviolet Radiation Related Exposures)

Soots

Strong Inorganic Acid Mists Containing Sulfuric Acid

Sunlamps or Sunbeds, Exposure to (See Ultraviolet Radiation Related Exposures)

Tamoxifen

2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD); “Dioxin”

Thiotepa

Thorium Dioxide (See Ionizing Radiation)

Tobacco Smoking (See Tobacco Related Exposures)

Vinyl Chloride

Ultraviolet Radiation, Broad Spectrum UV Radiation (See Ultraviolet Radiation Related Exposures)

Wood Dust

X-Radiation and Gamma Radiation (See Ionizing Radiation)

 

*Bold entries indicate new or changed listing in The Report on Carcinogens, Eleventh Edition.