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- The IARC Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans identify environmental factors that can increase the risk of human cancer. Interdisciplinary Working Groups of expert scientists review the published studies and evaluate the weight of the evidence. Since 1971, more than 1000 agents have been evaluated.
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Please note that the summary evaluation will be published by The Lancet Oncology online on Thursday 24 October 2013. http://www.iarc.fr/en/publications/books/sp161/index.php. The predominant sources of outdoor air pollution are transportation, stationary power generation, industrial and agricultural emissions, and residential heating and cooking.
Feb 4, 2021 · The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO) through its monographs also evaluates potential environmental carcinogens. Since 1971, the IARC has evaluated more than 1000 agents through the monographs, and more than 500 have been identified as carcinogenic, probably carcinogenic, or possibly ...
- Nicole M. Gatto
- 2021
Related previous evaluations have been published in IARC Monographs Volumes 92, 93, 95, 100C, 100E, 103, and 105. An IARC Monographs Working Group reviewed epidemiological studies, animal cancer bioassays, and mechanistic data to assess the carcinogenic hazards of exposure to outdoor air pollution and particulate air pollution.
The IARC Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans identify environmental factors that can increase the risk of human cancer. Interdisciplinary Working Groups of expert scientists review the published studies and evaluate the weight of the evidence. Since 1971, more than 1000 agents have been evaluated.
Jan 14, 2019 · Background. Markedly different judgements have been reached by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), European regulators, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) regarding the potential of glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) to cause or contribute to human cancer.
In 1970, the IARC Advisory Committee on Environmental Carcinogenesis recommended ‘...that a compendium on carcinogenic chemicals be prepared by experts. The biological activity and evaluation of practical importance to public health should be referenced and documented.’.
