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by ronald_raygun 554 days ago
the term carcinogen is very broad, I think you just mean the bad ones can cause harm (sorry, former CA resident here)
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> the term carcinogen is very broad

No, it is very much not. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carcinogen

> I think you just mean the bad ones can cause harm

There are no "good" carcinogens. They're all bad. They all cause harm and cancer because that's the one and only meaning of that term.

Carcinogens cause cancer. Not just random harm.
Cause with some probability, right? What's the increase in relative and absolute risk? (+ dose?)