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Feb 24, 2015 · Carcinogenic hazard identification refers to an assessment of whether an agent causes cancer. Hazard identification does not predict the magnitude of cancer risks under specific conditions; this can be determined only with appropriate exposure–response information (National Research Council 2009). The IARC Monograph process.
Dec 1, 2023 · We are pleased to announce that the results of the recent IARC Monographs evaluation of the carcinogenicity of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) have now been published in The Lancet Oncology. This summary article presents the conclusions of IARC Monographs Meeting 135.
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.
Oct 19, 2020 · No, the IARC classification is a Hazard Identification determination only, the first step in the risk assessment process. IARC does not engage in risk assessments, so the IARC classifications do not mean that consuming a food containing those compounds will cause cancer in humans. Additional IFIC Resources on IARC:
Jan 23, 2024 · This poster presents the target organs for all agents classified as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) by the IARC Monographs programme (in red text on the poster), and for the interventions showing sufficient evidence of a cancer-preventive effect in the IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention (in green text). The target organs are indicated on a ...
Sep 11, 2019 · In early 2019, IARC considered and accepted these recommendations, and authorized the updated Preamble for immediate use in the Monographs programme. Samet JM, Chiu WA, Cogliano V, Jinot J, Kriebel D, Lunn RM, et al. The IARC Monographs: Updated procedures for modern and transparent evidence synthesis in cancer hazard identification
Feb 24, 2015 · Carcinogenic hazard identification refers to an assessment of whether an agent causes cancer. Hazard identification does not predict the magnitude of cancer risks under specific conditions; this can be determined only with appropriate exposure–response information (National Research Council 2009).
