Carcinogenic food contaminants

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 189-196

  Abnet, Christian C ^a  

^a Nutritional Epidemiology Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Diet; Food contaminants; IARC monographs; National Toxicology Program

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 1 METHYL 6 PHENYLIMIDAZO[4,5 B]PYRIDINE; 2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ACETALDEHYDE; ACRYLAMIDE; AFLATOXIN; ALCOHOL; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CARCINOGEN; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIMETHYLNITROSAMINE; FUMONSIN B1; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HETEROCYCLIC AMINE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NITROSAMINE; NITROSO DERIVATIVE; OCHRATOXIN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; BRACKEN FERN; CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; COFFEE; DIET; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FUSARIUM MONILIFORME; HUMAN; ILEX PARAGUARIENSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICOLOGY; VEGETABLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; NEOPLASM;

CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34347239705     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: 15324192     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07357900701208733     Document Type: Review

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