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      • The IARC carcinogenicity classifications are based on hazard, not risk.
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  2. Dec 1, 2023 · Carcinogenic to humans: 128 agents: Group 2A: Probably carcinogenic to humans 95 agents: Group 2B: Possibly carcinogenic to humans: 323 agents: Group 3: Not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans: 500 agents

  3. Jun 16, 2023 · 16 June 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.

  4. Sep 9, 2019 · For nearly 50 years, the Monographs program of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has been a premier global resource for identifying agents that can cause cancer. The identification of carcinogenic hazards is a necessary initial step in cancer prevention.

    • Jonathan M Samet, Weihsueh A Chiu, Vincent Cogliano, Jennifer Jinot, David Kriebel, Ruth M Lunn, Fre...
    • 2020
  5. Over the past 40 to 50 years, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified over 1000 agents, with the majority being occupational chemicals and some complex mixtures. The evaluations have shown that 50% of them are truly, probably or possibly carcinogenic to humans, while the remaining 50% are not classifiable because ...

    • Federica Madia, Andrew Worth, Maurice Whelan, Raffaella Corvi
    • 10.1016/j.envint.2019.04.067
    • 2019
    • Environ Int. 2019 Jul; 128: 417-429.
  6. Volume 100 of the IARC Monographs, A Review of Human Carcinogens, covers all agents previously classified by IARC as "carcinogenic to humans (Group 1)" and was developed by six separate Working Groups: Pharmaceuticals; Biological agents; Arsenic, Metals, Fibres, and Dusts; Radiation; Personal Habits and Indoor Combustions; Chemical Agents and ...

  7. Feb 24, 2015 · IARC assessments of carcinogenicity are based on, and necessarily limited to, scientific evidence available at the time of the review. The evidence comes from epidemiologic studies, animal bioassays, pharmacokinetic/mechanistic experiments, and surveys of human exposure.

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