Toxicant and Disease Database
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The CHE Toxicant and Disease Database is a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions. Diseases and or toxicants can be viewed by utilizing the search options below. See a full description of the database and our methodology.
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Cancer, not otherwise specified
Causes Grouped by strength of evidence
Strong Evidence | Good Evidence 2,2,4,4,5,5-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB153) | Limited Evidence |
Notes
The links to 1,2,3-trichloropropane; cumene; 1,3-butadiene; 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT); dibromoacetic acid; iprovalicarb and anthraquinone are based on multi-site tumors in animal studies (Prop 65 listed). The link to indium phosphide involves multi-site cancer, including lung, liver, adrenal, in animal tests (Prop 65 listed). The link to benthiavalicarb-isopropyl is based on animal tests (Prop 65 listed). The link to 2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran is based on multisite cancer (animal tests: IARC group ! Carcinogen). The link to 3,3',4,4',5-Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB126) is based on multi-site cancer (IARC Group 1 carcinogen).
