cocarcinogens
/koʊˈkɑrsɪnədʒənz/
noun
- Substances that work together with a cancer-causing agent to increase the risk of cancer.
- Researchers are studying how dietary cocarcinogens might interact with UV radiation to cause skin cancer.
- The report warned that alcohol can function as a cocarcinogen when combined with other harmful substances.
- Certain chemicals in tobacco smoke act as cocarcinogens, making the smoke more dangerous.