carcinogenicity
- a word derived from carcinogen.
Example Sentences
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Hardeman said it also disturbed him that Bayer and Monsanto still have not done their own study on the carcinogenicity of Roundup, even after all these years.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2019
EPA had previously considered 2,4-D “not classifiable” as to human carcinogenicity and glyphosate class E, non-carcinogenic.
From Forbes ● Jun. 29, 2015
For human epidemiological studies there are 7 cohort and 14 case control studies, none of which support carcinogenicity.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 10, 2015
It’s possible that other variables account for the correlations between cancer and cooking over a flame or at high heat, or that the carcinogenicity of PAHs observed in animal studies overstates the risk.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2014
One might expect cancer patients to be leery of chemical processes, especially those that have been explored for possible carcinogenicity, as hair color has.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2012
