Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a plant pathogen that induces tumors on susceptible hosts.

"Heptachlor has been shown to induce tumors in mice," he said.

It induces tumors in a number of species in the liver, bladder and kidney.

The second is the potential for therapeutic radiation to induce tumors in BRCA1/2 defective cells.

Numerous in vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrated that PhIP is a potent mutagen and can induce tumors of multiple sites in animal models.

This is important because many of these chemicals are known carcinogens, shown in laboratory-controlled studies to induce tumors.

Studying Wavelengths By inducing tumors in the fish, scientists hope to pinpoint the precise ultraviolet wavelengths that may cause or promote melanomas, the life-threatening skin cancers.

The chromium ions accumulate in the bronchial bifurcation sites, settling into the tissue and inducing tumors.

DMBA induces mammary tumors and allows chemicals that predispose for mammary cancer to increase the number of mammary adenocarcinomas.

The IARC monographs concluded that the application of cigarette-smoke condensates onto the skin of mice induces tumors, of both benign and malignant variety.