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• Basil
  ...have established that compounds in basil oil have potent antioxidant, anti-cancer, anti-viral, and anti-microbial properties. In addition, basil has been sho ...it would take 100–1000 times the normal anticipated exposure to become a cancer risk.
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• Chloroquine
  ...antimalarial activity of crystallization inhibitors.| journal = Parasitol Research | volume = 100 | issue = 4 | pages = 671–676 | year = 2007 | pmid = 17111 Research on the mechanism of chloroquine and how the parasite has acquired chloroqui
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• Dexamethasone
  [[Cancer]] patients undergoing [[chemotherapy]] are given Dexamethasone to counterac ...Mountain Environments. A Handbook for Medical Officers |publisher=US Army Research Inst. of Environmental Medicine Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division Tech
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• Metronidazole
  ...me of the testing methods have been questioned, it has been shown to cause cancer in experimental animals.<ref name=RoC /> Yet, metronidazole was shown to be ...carcinogen according to the [[WHO]] [[International Agency for Research on Cancer]] (IARC).<ref>
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• Griseofulvin
  ==Potential for cancer treatment== ...ter (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) show that griseofulvin causes cancer cells to fail to divide the chromosomes correctly, which eventually leads t
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• Potassium iodide
  ...icals. KI is also used as a [[fluorescence quenching]] agent in biomedical research, an application that takes advantage of collisional quenching of fluoresent ...Human Services Food and Drug Administration Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER); December, 2001.</ref> as a prophylactic measure against accumulatio
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• Nelfinavir
  ...rs that batches of the therapy may have been contaminated with potentially cancer-causing chemicals == Potential anti-cancer activity ==
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• Sodium nitrite
  ...journal = Nitric Oxide | volume = 2 | issue = 4 | pages = 270}}</ref> Most research on negative effects of nitrites on humans predates discovery of [[nitric ox ...ase blood flow by dilating [[blood vessel]]s, acting as a [[vasodilator]]. Research is ongoing to investigate its applicability towards treatments for [[sickle
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• Ketamine
  ...Sunny; Marcia Moore |title=Journeys into the bright world |publisher=Para Research |location=Rockport, Mass |year=1978 |pages= |isbn=0-914918-12-5}}{{Page nee ...nce''. It can only be used legally by health professionals, for university research purposes, or with a physician's prescription.<ref>[http://www.info.gov.hk/g
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• Methylene blue
  ====Cancer==== ...d), methylene blue is being investigated for the photodynamic treatment of cancer.<ref>http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/full/63/4/776</ref>
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• Metformin
  ...od sugar in the 1920s, metformin was forgotten for the next two decades as research shifted to [[insulin]] and other anti-diabetic drugs. Interest in metformin ...Kracow, short review of contribution to global science and cardiovascular research through 400 years of history |journal=J Physiol Pharmacol |volume=57 Suppl
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• Valproic acid
  ...007 | pmid = 17218782}}</ref> Valproic acid is cytotoxic to many different cancer types through its action as a [[histone deacetylase]] [[HDAC inhibitor|inhi ...il, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide) in locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer. }}</ref>
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• Activated carbon
  ...technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. 2008;58(8):1653&ndash;7.</ref>. A full scale activated carbon installation ...ail.aspx?ID=276 |doi=10.1007/BF02850364}}</ref> and to prevent diarrhea in cancer patients who have received [[irinotecan]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Micha
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• Aspirin
  ...veness in the wake of the [[Spanish flu pandemic]] of 1918. However recent research suggests that the high death toll of the 1918 flu was partly due to aspirin ...itle=Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in human lung carcinoma|journal=Cancer Research|date=15 November 1998| pages=4997–5001|volume=58|issue=22|url=http://canc
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• Suramin
  ..., 2008). Completed and closed clinical trials are listed here: [http://www.cancer.gov/search/ResultsClinicalTrialsAdvanced.aspx?protocolsearchid=4504138] In addition to Germanin, the National Cancer Institute also lists the following "Foreign brand names:" 309 F, Bayer 205,
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• Azathioprine
  ...ices]], although they note that the [[International Agency for Research on Cancer]] (IARC) considered some of the animal studies to be inconclusive because o ...search on Cancer (IARC) | authorlink =International Agency for Research on Cancer | year = 1987 | url=http://www.inchem.org/documents/iarc/vol26/azathioprine
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• Zidovudine
  ...rsal cure for cancer. These efforts eventually culminated in the "[[War on Cancer]]" in the 1970s. ...n of these [[oncovirus]]es. [[Jerome Horwitz]] of the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and [[Wayne State University School of Medicine]] first synthesiz
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• Morphine
  ...and survival-promoting signaling and promotes breast tumor growth |journal=Cancer Res. |volume=62 |issue=15 |pages=4491–8 |year=2002 |pmid=12154060}}</ref> ...ood, companionship, areas for exercise, and areas for privacy. More recent research has shown that an [[Environmental enrichment (neural)|enriched environment]
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• Paracetamol
  ....ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/106/index.html ''Control of Pain in Adults with Cancer'' Sign Guidelines '''106''' Section 6.1 and 7.1.1].</ref> The onset of anal ...fficacy of paracetamol/codeine combinations have been questioned by recent research.<ref name=nps01>{{cite journal |author=Murnion B |title=Combination analges
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• Taxus canadensis
  ...ous chemicals known as [[taxane]]s, which have been a focus for [[cancer]] research. ''T. canadensis'' is much more abundant than the near-threatened ''[[Taxus
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• Phytolacca americana
  ...tern [[North America]]. It is also known as '''American nightshade''', '''cancer jalap''', '''coakum''', '''garget''', '''inkberry''', '''pigeon berry''', ' ...d would be the constituent of choice for standardizing for the purposes of cancer since it is present in an [[ethanol]] root extract and has significant anti
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• Taxus baccata
  ...used an herbal calcium channel blocker, Taxus baccata L.", ''Phytotherapy Research'' '''21''' (7): 701-2.</ref> ...e Central Himalayas, the plant is used as a treatment for breast and ovary cancer.<ref>''Asia Medicinal Plants Database''</ref>
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• Bloodroot
  ...ences of Using Escharotic Agents as Primary Treatment for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer | author = McDaniel S., Goldman GD | journal = Archives of Dermatology | ye ...ing bloodroot paste to nine women with various ailments including [[breast cancer]], causing severe disfiguring destruction of their skin and underlying tiss
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• Euphorbia
  ...of the arts and sciences and sponsored several expeditions and biological research. He also was a notable author, writing several scholarly and popular scient ...e found in [[chili peppers]]. Several terpen esters are also known to be [[cancer|carcinogenic]].
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• Narcissus (plant)
  ...including species variants and wild hybrids. Through taxonomic and genetic research, it is speculated that over time this number will probably continue to be r ...after the flower, a pair of patients with [[terminal illness]]es (one with cancer) escape from [[hospice]] to journey to an island filled with daffodils. The
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• Temazepam
  ...ne|format= PDF|publisher= American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Sleep Research Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.jobsoneducation.com/clinici ==Medical research issues==
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• Propædia
  ...arts || Associate editor; Senior Fellow of the Institute for Philosophical Research || 3 ..., Health Sciences Center; Director, Eleanor Roosevelt Institute for Cancer Research || 17
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• Tetracycline
  ...qatl=google], in collaboration with Woodward, participated in the two-year research leading to the discovery [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ja01118a001]. In cancer research at Harvard Medical School, tetracycline has been used to reliably cause reg
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• Propolis
  ...m the elements, such as rain and cold winter drafts. However, 20th century research has revealed that bees not only survive, but also thrive, with increased ve | title = Recent trends and important developments in propolis research
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• Coal tar
  According to the [[International Agency for Research on Cancer]], preparations that include more than 5 percent of crude coal tar are [[Li
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• Primary Aromatic Amine
  In animal testing the PAAs have been shown to be related to [[cancer]], and one form of * [[Danish Institute for Food and Veterinary Research]], ''[http://www.dfvf.dk/Admin/Public/DWSDownload.aspx?File=Files%2FFiler%2
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• Mineral wool
  ...cy for Research on Cancer|IARC]] (the International Agency for Research on Cancer) has reviewed the carcinogenicity of man made mineral fibres in October 200
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• Polyanhydrides
  ...apsulated drugs by well-defined kinetics and are a growing area of medical research. Polyanhydrides have been investigated as an important material for the sh ...example, Gliadel, is a device in clinical use for the treatment of [[brain cancer]]. This product is made of a polyanhydride wafer containing a chemotherape
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• Polyprenol
  ==Research== ...r Solodky, the founder of Forest Biochemistry, and Dr Asney Agranet, began research into the composition of [[conifer]] tree needles. They were intrigued by th
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ===Research for new clinical uses=== ...ol in Mice and Rats Given Various Carcinogens|year = 2000|journal = Cancer Research|volume = 60|issue = 12|pages = 3160–3164|pmid = 10866305}}</ref>
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• Creosote
  ...buildup.<ref name=v6i3>U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Topical Fire Research Series, "Heating Fires in Residential Buildings", Volume 6, Issue 3, Novemb The [[International Agency for Research on Cancer]] (IARC) has determined that coal tar creosote is probably [[carcinogenic]]
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• Depleted uranium
  ...003/apr/25/internationaleducationnews.armstrade Gulf troops face tests for cancer] ''guardian.co.uk'' 25 April 2003, Retrieved February 3, 2009</ref> ...shape; a difficult and expensive process for tungsten. According to recent research,<ref>{{Cite journal | title=Embedded Weapons-Grade Tungsten Alloy Shrapnel
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• Building insulation materials
  * Fibers do not cause itchiness, no cancer risk from airborne fibers ...-value (insulation)|R-value]] and low cost of a thick wall made of straw. "Research by Joe McCabe at the Univ. of Arizona found R-value for both wheat and rice
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• Polystyrene
  ...se of such products; they therefore play a critical role in pharmaceutical research.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jed Norton|title=Blue Foam, Pink Foam and Foam Board ...ble-polystyrene/ Expandable Polystyrene]'', Insight database from Ceresana Research</ref>
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• Embalming chemicals
  ...to assess the use of the chemical. [[International Agency for Research on Cancer|IARC]] Classes [[Formaldehyde]] as a [[:Category:IARC Group 1 carcinogens|C
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• Vinyl siding
  ...uire no additional finish resources to complete on-site application. [NAHB Research Center, Inc. ''NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines''. Version 1. Part ...in vinyl siding used to be produced in open vats, until 1971, when a rare cancer of the liver, angiosarcoma, was traced to vinyl chloride exposure among PVC
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• Cellulose insulation
  ...'t allow the oxygen necessary to burn structural members. Several National Research Council Canada studies ...ly to the potential [http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0288.html [[NIOSH]]] cancer risk of fiberglass
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• Iron
  ...veal that mechanical properties of iron crucially depend on purity: Purest research-purpose single crystals of iron are softer than aluminium. Addition of only ...ar = 2007 | last1 = Nam | first1 = Wonwoo | journal = Accounts of Chemical Research | volume = 40 | pages = 522–531 | pmid = 17469792 | issue = 7}}</ref><ref
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• Aniline
  ...he early manufacture of aniline resulted in increased incidents of bladder cancer, but these effects are now attributed to naphthylamines, not anilines.<ref
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• Fever
  * [[Cancer]]s, most commonly [[kidney cancer]] and [[leukemia]] and [[lymphoma]]s Research<ref>Craven, R and Hirnle, C. (2006). Fundamentals of nursing: Human health
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• Ethylene oxide
  |publisher = International Agency for Research on Cancer ...[[mutagen|mutagenic effects]]. The [[International Agency for Research on Cancer]] classifies ethylene oxide into group 1, meaning it is a proven [[carcinog
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• Indoor air quality
  ...thout any serious known health effects,{{Fact|date=June 2009}} though lung cancer can take many years to develop. [[Radon mitigation]] methods include seali ...over long exposure times is associated with increased incidence of [[lung cancer]].
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• National Occupational Research Agenda
  ...effect a change.<ref>[http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/NORA/ National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA)], National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Retr ...workplace safety and health. NIOSH and its partners develop and integrate research to prevent occupational injuries and illnesses for over 150 million U.S. wo
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• Cancer
  | Name = Cancer | Caption = A coronal [[CT scan]] showing [[malignant]] [[mesothelioma|cancer of the lung sac]].<br/>Legend: →&nbsp;tumor&nbsp;←, ★&nbsp;central [[
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• Asbestos
  ..., including malignant [[lung cancer]], [[mesothelioma]] (a formerly rare [[cancer]] strongly associated with exposure to asbestos and fiber glass.), and [[as ...D_1_3X_Asbestos.asp?sitearea=PED |title=American Cancer Society |publisher=Cancer.org |date= |accessdate=2010-01-12}}</ref> Chrysotile, along with other type
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