carcinogenic vs pernicious

carcinogenic

adj
  • Causing or tending to cause cancer. 

noun
  • Synonym of carcinogen 

pernicious

adj
  • Causing much harm in a subtle way. 

  • Causing death or injury; deadly. 

How often have the words carcinogenic and pernicious occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )