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From: Dissecting the mechanisms and molecules underlying the potential carcinogenicity of red and processed meat in colorectal cancer (CRC): an overview on the current state of knowledge

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Classification of Nitrate/Nitrite and N-Nitroso compounds from IARC. NDMA, NDEA have been classified as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A); NMEA, NDBA, PIP, NPYR, NMOR, NSAR have been classified as possibly carcinogenic to human; NPRO, NDPhA have been not classified as to its carcinogenicity to human (Group 3) [3]. Abbreviations: NDMA: N-nitrosodimethyamine; NDEA: N-nitrosodiethylamine; NDBA: Nnitrosodibutylamine; NPIP: N-nitrosopiperidine; NPYR: N-nitrosopyrrolidine; NMOR: Nnitrosomorpholine; NDPhA: Nnitrosodiphenylamine; NPRO: N-nitrosoproline; NSAR: Nnitrososarcosine. Group 2A: probably carcinogenic to human; Group 2B: possibly carcinogenic to human; Group 3: not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to human

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Infectious Agents and Cancer

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