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carcinogen

[kahr-sin-uh-juhn, -jen, kahr-suh-nuh-jen, -noh-] / kɑrˈsɪn ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn, ˈkɑr sə nəˌdʒɛn, -noʊ- /
NOUN
cancer-causing agent
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Ethylene oxide was already identified as a carcinogen by the state, but the new assessment updates its risk levels based on the new research.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The FDA formally recognized the dye as a carcinogen in 1990, banning its use in cosmetics and externally applied drugs.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

The International Agency for Research on Cancer considers glyphosate, one of Roundup's ingredients, a probable human carcinogen, but Bayer says scientific studies and regulatory approvals show the weedkiller is safe.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Its active ingredient is glyphosate, which the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a unit of the World Health Organization, identified in 2015 as a probable human carcinogen.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

But laboratory animals give more prompt results, and after the two years it was evident that this miticide was indeed a carcinogen.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson



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