Definition of "carcinogenesis"

Whether they are involved in carcinogenesis by induction of a heritable lesion would depend, I believe, on their ability either to mispair or to misrepair.

1982, Yutaka Kawazoe, “Molecular Mechanism of Chemical Modification of Cellular Nucleic Acid Bases by 4-Hydroxyaminoquinoline 1-oxide”, in Carcinogenic and Mutagenic N-substituted Aryl Compounds, page 185