BIO 478
CANCER CELL
The factors that lead to cancer formation
• Environmental factors and geographical
• Distribution
• Age
• Genetic
• Chemicals
• Radiation
• Precancerous diseases
• Viral carcinogens
Chemical Carcinogens
• They are different in structure and contain both natural and synthetic products.
• Some have direct carcinogenic effects, while others have indirect effects.
Indirect Effects Agents (Procarcinogens)
• Polycyclic and heterocyclic hydrocarbons
• Aromatic amines and azo dyes
• Natural herbal and microbial products
• Nitrosamine and nitrites
• Insecticides
• Fungucide
Radiation
• Radiation-containing rays such as solar
ultraviolet ray, X-ray, nuclear fusion cause many malignancies, especially leukemia.
• mutations
• protoonkogen activation
• tumor suppressor gene inhibition
• formation of thymine dimers in DNA
Precancerous Diseases
• Leukoplakia
• Cirrhosis
• Endometrial hyperplasia
• Chronic gastritis
• Fibrocystic disease