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  1. www.scientificamerican.com › article › aspartameAspartame Declared 'Possible' Carcinogen. Here's What That ...

    Jul 13, 2023 · IARC is a WHO agency. Based on available data, the committee categorizes substances as group 1 (“carcinogenic to humans”), group 2A (“probably carcinogenic to humans”), group 2B ...

  2. www.cancer.gov › risk › substancesEnvironmental Carcinogens and Cancer Risk - NCI

    Apr 6, 2023 · Of these, more than 500 have been identified as carcinogenic, probably carcinogenic, or possibly carcinogenic to humans. IARC convenes expert scientists to evaluate the evidence that an agent can increase the risk of cancer. The agency describes the principles, procedures, and scientific criteria that guide the evaluations. For instance, agents ...

  3. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesIARC Monographs: 40 Years of Evaluating Carcinogenic Hazards ...

    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 ...

  4. monographs.iarc.who.int › list-of-classificationsList of Classifications – IARC Monographs on the ...

    IARC Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans ... IARC Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans. News. Meetings ...

  5. www.iarc.who.int › faq › iarc-monographs-evaluateIARC Monographs evaluate the carcinogenicity of ...

    When, based on mechanistic considerations, the agent belongs to a class of agents of which one or more is probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) or carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). These scenarios may also occur simultaneously within a Group 2A classification. Group 2B: The agent is possibly carcinogenic to humans.

  6. www.iarc.who.int › featured-news › iarc-monographsIARC Monographs evaluation of the carcinogenicity of some ...

    Jun 26, 2020 · Cupferron was classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B). The classification was based on: . sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals . strong evidence in experimental systems that cupferron exhibits essential properties of human carcinogens (called key characteristics of carcinogens); cupferron is genotoxic.

  7. monographs.iarc.who.int › human_cancer_knownHuman Cancer: Known Causes and Prevention by Organ Site

    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 ...