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Croton oil
Last discussed Oct 19, 2026
An inflammatory oil derived from Croton tiglium seeds, historically used as a tumor promoter in carcinogenesis experiments.
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412 ‒ The evolving science of cancer: emerging approaches to prevention and early detection, & more
Siddhartha Mukherjee · Oct 19, 2026
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"After painting the back with this chemical carcinogen, they added an inflammatory agent, croton oil. Something that you can buy from Amazon. And all of a sudden 80 cancers grew."
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