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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 ...
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. This classification does not indicate the level of risk associated with exposure. View.
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The principles, procedures, and scientific criteria that guide the evaluations are described in the Preamble to the IARC Monographs. Since 1971, more than 1000 agents have been evaluated, of which more than 500 have been identified as carcinogenic, probably carcinogenic, or possibly carcinogenic to humans.
Feb 24, 2015 · The IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) are a prominent example of such an expert review process. The goal of the Monograph Programme is to assess carcinogenic hazards from occupational, environmental, and lifestyle exposures and agents, thus providing an ...
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Substances and exposures that can lead to cancer are called carcinogens. In general, the American Cancer Society does not determine if something causes cancer (that is, if it is a carcinogen ), but we do look to other respected organizations for help with this. When a substance or exposure has been labeled a carcinogen, it means it has been ...
Sep 9, 2019 · The agent is carcinogenic to humans (group 1): This category is used whenever there is sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in humans. In addition, this category may apply when there is both strong evidence in exposed humans that the agent exhibits key characteristics of carcinogens and sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental ...
Nov 14, 2012 · Overview . 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 Related Occupations.
