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PHAR100 Section F
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 1
04/17/2012

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Percival Pott
Definition
London, described scrotum cancer in chimney sweeps
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Clunet
Definition
France, exposure x-ray to rats caused cancer
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Yamagiaw and Ichikawa
Definition
Cancer of skin after application coal tar to rabbit ears
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Kennaway
Definition
Isolated carcinogenic polycyclic hydrocarbons from coal tar
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Rehm
Definition
Described bladder cancer in aniline dye workers
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Hueper
Definition
2-naphthylamine caused cancer of bladder (used in dye industry)
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Aflatoxin
Definition
Fungus Aspergillus flavus caused liver cancer
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Alkylating agents (chemo)
Definition
Mechlorethamine, alkylates and damages DNA
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Antimetabolites (chemo)
Definition
Methotrexate, folic acid antagonist, disrupts cellular metabolism
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Natural products (chemo)
Definition
Vincristine from Periwinkle, stops cell division

Paclitaxel from Western Yew
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Antibiotics (chemo)
Definition
Doxorubicin, damages DNA
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Hormones (chemo)
Definition
Prednisone, suppresses cell division
Tamoxifen, suppresses effect of estrogen
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Biologicals (chemo)
Definition
Inhibit cell replications blocking cytokines
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Miscellaneous (chemo)
Definition
Procarbazine, damages DNA
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