Carcinogen

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Agent causing or promoting cancer. IARC 1 (known human: benzene, asbestos, formaldehyde), 2A (probable), 2B (possible), 3 (inadequate), 4 (probably not). Mechanisms: genotoxic DNA damage, epigenetic, tumour promotion, immunosuppression.

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