Diesel emissions have been found to contain cancer-causing compounds and are believed to worsen asthma conditions.

On the other hand, if they were from a cancer-causing compound and they concentrated in processed foods, the Delaney Clause specifically said such residues were an illegal contaminant.

The smoke that emanates from a smoldering cigarette contains virtually the same cancer-causing compounds as the smoke inhaled by the smokers.

The environmental agency said it found double the acceptable levels of the cancer-causing compound.

He said aflatoxin was especially perilous to liver cells because they harbored an enzyme that activated the contaminant into a potent cancer-causing compound.

High temperature cooking methods like grilling or frying can cause fats to chemically convert to cancer-causing compounds (acrylamide, for example).

Glutathione also plays a role in processing medications and cancer-causing compounds (carcinogens), and building DNA, proteins, and other important cellular components.

In 1977, cancer-causing compounds, now known to be heterocyclic amine, were discovered in food as a result of normal household cooking processes.

But chemicals made almost the same way have replaced some of the cancer-causing compounds.

It is also possible, though hard evidence is lacking, that yogurt can improve the immune system, lower cholesterol levels and even prevent the formation of some cancer-causing compounds.