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Name one chemical carcinogen with its target tissue.
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| Carcinogen | Organ affected | |
| i. | Soot | Skin, lungs |
| ii. | Coal tar (3, 4 benzpyrene) | Skin, lungs |
| iii. | Cigarette smoke (N-nitrosodimethylamine) | Lungs |
| iv. | Cadmium oxide | Prostate gland |
| v. | Aflatoxin (a metabolite of Aspergillus flavus, a mould) | Liver |
| vi. | 2 – naphthylamine and 4 – aminobiphenyl | Urinary bladder |
| vii. | Mustard gas | Lungs |
| viii. | Nickel and chromium | Lungs |
| ix. | Asbestos | Lungs |
| x. | Diethylstilbestrol (DES) | Vagina |
| xi. | Vinyl chloride (VC) | Liver |
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