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  1. Dec 1, 2023 · Read the IARC Monographs Q&A for answers to commonly asked questions on the evaluation process. Note: In September 2022, four additional individual Group 1 agents were created by splitting up some existing agent groupings because not all agents in the groups had the same cancer sites with sufficient and limited evidence for cancer in humans.

  2. Jun 16, 2023 · IARC Monographs. hazard classification. This infographic presents the categories used by the IARC Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans to classify a substance according to the level of certainty that the substance can cause cancer.

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  4. Sep 13, 2022 · Several food-related DNA-reactive carcinogens, including aflatoxins, aristolochic acid, benzene, benzo[a]pyrene and ethylene oxide, are recognized by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as causes of human cancer.

  5. IARC uses a more complex classification scheme which includes substances that have been reviewed but are found not classifiable as possibly carcinogenic to humans: Group1, carcinogenic to humans; Group 2A, probably carcinogenic to humans; Group 2B, possibly carcinogenic to humans; Group 3, not classifiable as to carcinogenicity in humans; Group ...

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  6. IARC established its cancer classification criteria system in 1971 and was among the earliest public health organizations to classify carcinogens. IARC produces well respected “Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans.”. These documents serve as the basis for IARC cancer classifications.

  7. Oct 19, 2020 · IARC classifies compounds into four groups based on the available scientific evidence for increasing cancer risk in animals and humans. In 2019, IARC revised its classifications. The four classifications are Groups 1, 2A, 2B and 3. For definitions of these groups, please see the Preamble. Classification.

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