carcinogen

syöpää aiheuttava aine, karsinogeeni A substance or agent that can cause cancer.
1995, Barbra Wiener, Executive Director Women's Cancer Resource Center Minneapolis, "http://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/26/opinion/l-focus-cancer-research-on-prevention-006963.html Letter: Focus Cancer Research on Prevention," New York Times, 26 Oct. (retrieved 19 Oct. 2009):

We know there are substances in our environment that are proven carcinogens—ionizing radiation, electromagnetic fields, organochlorines, pesticides and herbicides.