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Report on Carcinogens, Tenth Edition. Carcinogen Profiles 2002.

PB2013100250

Publication Date	2002
Page Count	356
Abstract	The probability that a resident of the United States will develop cancer at some point in his or her lifetime is 1 in 2 for men and 1 in 3 for women (ACS 1999). Nearly everyone's life has been directly or indirectly affected by cancer. Most scientists involved in cancer research believe that many cancer cases may be associated with the environment in which we live and work. In this context, the environment is anything that people interact with including lifestyle choices, such as what we cat, drink, or smoke; natural and medical radiation, including exposure to sunlight; workplace exposures; drugs; socioeconomic factors that affect exposures and susceptibility; and substances in air, water, and soil. Other factors that play a major role in cancer development are infectious diseases, aging, and individual susceptibility, such as genetic predisposition. We rarely know what environmental factors and conditions are responsible for the onset and development of cancers; however, in some cases, we have some understanding of cancer development, especially for cancers related to certain occupational exposures or the use of specific drugs. Many experts firmly believe that much of the cancer associated with the environment may be avoided.
Keywords	Carcinogens Aging Cancer Drugs Environmental exposure Environmental health Genetics Infectious diseases Life styles Medical research Neoplasms Socioeconomic factors Workplace exposure
Source Agency	National Toxicology Program Research Triangle Park
Corporate Authors	Technology Planning and Management Corp., Durham, NC.; National Inst. of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park,
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201313
Contract Number	NO1-ES-85421

Report on Carcinogens, Tenth Edition. Carcinogen Profiles 2002.

Report on Carcinogens, Tenth Edition. Carcinogen Profiles 2002.
PB2013100250

Publication Date	2002
Page Count	356
Abstract	The probability that a resident of the United States will develop cancer at some point in his or her lifetime is 1 in 2 for men and 1 in 3 for women (ACS 1999). Nearly everyone's life has been directly or indirectly affected by cancer. Most scientists involved in cancer research believe that many cancer cases may be associated with the environment in which we live and work. In this context, the environment is anything that people interact with including lifestyle choices, such as what we cat, drink, or smoke; natural and medical radiation, including exposure to sunlight; workplace exposures; drugs; socioeconomic factors that affect exposures and susceptibility; and substances in air, water, and soil. Other factors that play a major role in cancer development are infectious diseases, aging, and individual susceptibility, such as genetic predisposition. We rarely know what environmental factors and conditions are responsible for the onset and development of cancers; however, in some cases, we have some understanding of cancer development, especially for cancers related to certain occupational exposures or the use of specific drugs. Many experts firmly believe that much of the cancer associated with the environment may be avoided.
Keywords	Carcinogens Aging Cancer Drugs Environmental exposure Environmental health Genetics Infectious diseases Life styles Medical research Neoplasms Socioeconomic factors Workplace exposure
Source Agency	National Toxicology Program Research Triangle Park
Corporate Authors	Technology Planning and Management Corp., Durham, NC.; National Inst. of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park,
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by National Inst. of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC.
Document Type	Technical Report
NTIS Issue Number	201313
Contract Number	NO1-ES-85421