title: [Terminology of carcinogenesis in light of the current concepts of the mechanisms of action of chemical carcinogens].
abstract: The approaches to prepare a uniform and unified scientific terminology of chemical carcinogenesis are presented. The main definitions proposed (carcinogen, initiation, promotion, mutagen, multistage carcinogenesis, anti-carcinogen, cocarcinogen, carcinogenic risk, etc.) are based on the current state of comprehending mechanisms of the action of chemical carcinogens.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000633:toxicity*; D003043:Cocarcinogenesis; D009374:Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens
vernacular_title: Terminologiia jantserogeneza v svete sovremennykh predstavleniĭ o mekhanizmakh deĭstviia khimicheskikh kantserogenov.