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  1. For example, IARC considers there to be strong evidence that both tobacco smoking and eating processed meat can cause cancer, so both are listed as “carcinogenic to humans.” But smoking is much more likely to cause cancer than eating processed meat, even though both are in the same category.

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  3. Sep 12, 2024 · Group 2B. Possibly carcinogenic to humans. 321 agents. Group 3. Not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans. 499 agents. For definitions of these groups, please see the Preamble.

  4. The most widely used system for classifying carcinogens comes from the IARC. Over the past several decades, the IARC has evaluated the cancer-causing potential of more than 1,000 likely candidates, placing them into one of the following groups: Group 1: Carcinogenic to humans; Group 2A: Probably carcinogenic to humans

  5. Jul 14, 2023 · This group is for substances defined as ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’; this means that the evidence in humans is still somewhat limited, but there is sufficient evidence in experimental animals of the substance’s carcinogenic nature. As the evidence decreases, so does the ranking.

  6. Feb 24, 2015 · Group 2B: The agent is possibly carcinogenic to humans. This category is used for agents for which there is limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans and less than sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals.

    • Neil Pearce, Aaron Blair, Paolo Vineis, Wolfgang Ahrens, Aage Andersen, Josep M. Anto, Bruce K. Arms...
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  7. IARC Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans ... Priorities. Preamble. Staff. Contact. More . IARC Monographs on the Identification of ...

  8. Jun 16, 2023 · 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.