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I wasn't being facetious, I was just referencing the American Cancer Society's list:

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/general-info/kno...

Arsenic is considered a carcinogen:

https://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancer-causes/arsenic.html

I understand that arsenic is a carcinogen, but my one minute of research suggests that it's usually/often more of a poison. There's also some difference between organic and inorganic variants that I don't quite understand.

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