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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia joins International Agency for Research on Cancer. Cancer screening metrics: effective evaluation to balance benefits and harms. Maternal orphans due to cancer: the intergenerational impact of cancer deaths in women (IARC Evidence Summary Brief No. 5)
The World Health Organization International Agency for the Research on cancer recommends reducing exposure to radio frequency radiation (RFR) from cell phones. There are also expert advisors of the World Health Organization who are making clear statements that radiofrequency radiation is a carcinogen backed by scientific evidence. On this page ...
The World Health Organization’s 2021 update of the Public health impact of chemicals: knowns and unknowns estimates that nearly half of the 2 million lives lost to known chemicals exposure in 2019 were due to exposure to lead. Lead exposure is estimated to account for 21.7 million years lost to disability and death (disability-adjusted life ...
The IARC Monographs identify the preventable causes of human cancer. These include chemicals, physical and biological agents, pharmaceuticals, complex mixtures, occupational exposures, and other exposures of everyday life (e.g. lifestyle factors). National and international health agencies can use this information as scientific support for their actions to prevent exposure to potential ...
Feb 13, 2024 · This cumulative report now includes 256 listings of substances — chemical, physical, and biological agents; mixtures; and exposure circumstances — that are known or reasonably anticipated to cause cancer in humans. The latest report, the 15th Report on Carcinogens was released on December 21, 2021. Discover more details about the report and ...
Nov 20, 2019 · UPDATE ON NITROSAMINE IMPURITIES Background Medicine Regulatory Authorities first became aware of the presence of the nitrosamine impurity, Nnitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), in products containing valsartan in July 2018. Valsartan is an Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB) and belongs to a family of analogue compounds commonly referred to as the sartans. Further nitrosamine impurities were ...
Nov 3, 2015 · To put this in perspective, according to the Global Disease Burden Project 2012, over 34,000 cancer deaths per year worldwide are attributable to high processed meat intake vs. 1 million deaths per year attributable to tobacco smoke. High consumption of red or processed meat also increases risk of other chronic diseases and mortality
