Carcinogenesis

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004216",
  "term": "Carcinogenesis",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The origin or production of a benign or malignant tumor. The carcinogenic event modifies the genome and/or other molecular control mechanisms of the target cells, giving rise to a population of altered cells.\n\n2. A pathological process in which normal cells are transformed into malignant cancer cells within a primary tumor.",
  "subject": "Health and safety",
  "references": [
    "Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Glossary",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/carcinogenesis/"
}