The agents or factors that favour the development of cancer are called as carcinogens or carcinogenic agents.
Some of the potent carcinogens are listed in the table given below:
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Carcinogens
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Organs affected
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Soot, Coal tar
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Lungs, skin
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Asbestos
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Lungs
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Cadmium oxide
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Prostate gland
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Cigarette smoke
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Lungs
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