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May 31, 2011 · Mobile phones are “possibly carcinogenic to humans”, according to a new by the World Health Organisation’s cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The IARC ...
ed as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) in Volume 100 of the IARC Monographs show several key char-acteristics that distinguish them as carcinogenic agents. Many appear to act via multiple mechanisms, caus-ing various biological changes in the multistage process of carcinogene-sis. Others appear to act by a single predominant mechanism.
Substances and exposures that can lead to cancer are called carcinogens. In general, the American Cancer Society does not determine if something causes cancer (that is, if it is a carcinogen ), but we do look to other respected organizations for help with this. When a substance or exposure has been labeled a carcinogen, it means it has been ...
Apr 2, 2012 · No. In May of last year, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) issued a press release ( 1) in which it classified cell phones as Category 2B, which is “ possibly carcinogenic to humans “. This ruling generated headlines world wide.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs (www.monographs.iarc.fr) identify environmental and occupational causes of human cancer. Sometimes called the WHO “Encyclopedia of Carcinogens,” the IARC Monographs are critical reviews and evaluations of the weight of the evidence that an agent can increase the risk of ...
Jun 3, 2004 · The risk assessment paradigm. Decisions about reducing exposure to suspected carcinogens are often controversial, partly because the available data often do not allow us to identify human carcinogens with certainty and because the costs and benefits of risk reduction affect different segments of the population. In an effort to identify the scientific components of these decisions, the U.S ...
Jun 10, 2012 · IARC evaluations made of the carcinogenicity of trace elements and related compounds to humans by the international agency of research on cancer (IARC 1993) Group 1: carcinogenic to humans. Group 2A: probably carcinogenic. Group 2B: possibly carcinogenic. Group 3: not classifiable.
