Carcinogen - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Carcinogen;

NCIt synonyms : Cancer Causing Agents;

NCIt 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);

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Any substance that causes cancer.;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:50903;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046486;

Details

Origin ID

C347;

UMLS CUI

C0007090;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cancer [UNESCO concept]
- Carcinogen (disposition) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Carcinogen effect (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Carcinogenicity [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Carcinogens [DeCS]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Carcinogen (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- carcinogen, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- carcinogens [MeSH Descriptor]
- carcinogens [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Hazardous or Poisonous Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Carcinogen (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- carcinogen, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- carcinogens [MeSH concept]
- carcinogens [MeSH Descriptor]
chemical_or_drug_initiates_biological_process
- Carcinogen Effect in Offspring [NCIt concept]
- Carcinogen Metabolism [NCIt concept]
- Carcinogen Resistance [NCIt concept]
- Nitrosamine Metabolism [NCIt concept]

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