Preferred Name |
Carcinogen |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C347 |
ALT_DEFINITION |
Any substance that causes cancer. |
CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:50903 |
code |
C347 |
DEFINITION |
Any chemical, biological or physical agents that increase the risk of neoplasms in humans or animals. Carcinogens include natural or synthesized compounds, certain viruses, and various sources of radiation. A carcinogen may directly alter the genetic material of cells (genotoxic), thereby initiating or promoting the process of malignant transformation; it also may induce cancers by mechanisms that do not involve a direct alteration of cellular genetic material (non-genotoxic). (NCI04) |
FULL_SYN |
Carcinogen Cancer Causing Agents carcinogen |
label |
Carcinogen |
Legacy Concept Name |
Carcinogen |
Preferred_Name |
Carcinogen |
prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C347 |
prefLabel |
Carcinogen |
Semantic_Type |
Classification |
UMLS_CUI |
C0007090 |
subClassOf |
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