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1. www.cancer.org › cancer › risk-preventionKnown and Probable Human Carcinogens - American Cancer Society

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   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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   Is IARC a who agency?

   • 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 (“possibly carcinogenic to humans”) or group 3 (“not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans”).

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   How does the IARC select a carcinogenic agent?

   • The IARC staff makes the final selection of agents for review by taking into account the prevalence and intensity of exposure (of both occupational groups and the general population) and availability of sufficient literature for an evaluation of carcinogenicity, as well as advice from the Advisory Groups.

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   What does the IARC classification mean?

   • “The IARC classification reflects the strength of the scientific evidence as to whether an agent can cause cancer in humans, but it does not reflect the risk of developing cancer at a given exposure level.” IARC is a WHO agency.

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   What does IARC stand for?

   • For nearly 50 years, the Monograph s 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.

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3. www.scientificamerican.com › article › aspartameAspartame Declared ‘Possible’ Carcinogen. Here’s What That ...

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   Jul 13, 2023 · The artificial sweetener aspartame is now considered “possibly carcinogenic to humans,” declared the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which evaluates substances’ risk of...

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5. www.who.int › news › itemAspartame hazard and risk assessment results released

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   Jul 14, 2023 · IARC classified aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) on the basis of limited evidence for cancer in humans (specifically, for hepatocellular carcinoma, which is a type of liver cancer).

6. www.iarc.who.int › infographics › iarc-monographsIARC Monographs hazard classification – IARC

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   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.

7. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesThe IARC Monographs : Updated Procedures for Modern and ...

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   Sep 9, 2019 · The agent is possibly carcinogenic to humans (group 2B): This category generally applies when only one of the following evaluations has been made by the working group: • Limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans • Sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals

   • Author: Jonathan M Samet, Weihsueh A Chiu, Vincent Cogliano, Jennifer Jinot, David Kriebel, Ruth M Lunn, Fre...

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8. monographs.iarc.who.int › agents-classified-by-theAgents Classified by the IARC Monographs , Volumes 1–136

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   Sep 12, 2024 · 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. Three strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) were split from a larger grouping of HPV strains.

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

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   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.