ANALYSIS OF 2,3,7,8-TCDD TUMOR PROMOTION ACTIVITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO CANCER
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Abstract
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) has a high estimated cancer potency in animals which has been reasoned to imply that TCDD might be carcinogenic to man. The animal cancer data show that TCDD can act in a solitary manner causing tumors without the participation of other known factors. owever, there exist animal cancer data indicating that TCDD can act as a tumor-promoting compound. This analysis examines which type of carcinogen and which mechanism best characterize TCDD cancer activity. It is suggested that TCDD acts by a hormonal mechanism to cause cancer in solitary manner, at low doses, in two species, and in a number of different organs, including rare sites. These observations in toto characterize TCDD as a complete carcinogen, which by definition encompasses both initiation and promotion carcinogenic activities.
Impact/Purpose
This analysis examines which type of carcinogen and which mechanism best characterize TCDD cancer activity. It is suggested that TCDD acts by a hormonal mechanism to cause cancer in solitary manner, at low doses, in two species, and in a number of different organs, including rare sites
Citation
Holder, J. AND H. Menzel. ANALYSIS OF 2,3,7,8-TCDD TUMOR PROMOTION ACTIVITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO CANCER. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/600/D-90/006 (NTIS PB90187253).
Additional Information
Presented at the International Conference on Dioxins, August 1988, Umea, Sweden, Chemosphere 19(1-6):861-868