IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans

The IARC Monographs identify environmental factors that can increase the risk of human cancer. These include chemicals, complex mixtures, occupational exposures, physical agents, biological agents, and lifestyle factors. National health agencies can use this information as scientific support for their actions to prevent exposure to potential carcinogens.

Interdisciplinary working groups of expert scientists review the published studies and evaluate the weight of the evidence that an agent can increase the risk of cancer. The principles, procedures, and scientific criteria that guide the evaluations are described in the Preamble to the IARC Monographs.

Since 1971, more than 900 agents have been evaluated, of which more than 400 have been identified as carcinogenic, probably carcinogenic, or possibly carcinogenic to humans.

MONOGRAPHS NEWS

Volume 100 Workshops: Tumour concordance and mechanisms of carcinogenesis
For details, please see Upcoming Meetings.
1 February 2012

Meeting 106 - "Trichloroethylene and some chlorinated agents" is announced
For details, please see Upcoming Meetings.
6 January 2012

JNCI article - Preventable Exposures Associated With Human Cancers
The IARC Monographs has published, in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, an overview of established human carcinogens, along with target organ sites. This will allow searches either by exposure or by organ site, a valuable tool for epidemiologists, public health scientists and decision-makers.
For more details, see the complete article.
Table 4 from this article can be found here.
14 December 2011

Monographs in PDF – Volume 100 - A Review of Human Carcinogens
Now available:
Part A: Pharmaceuticals
Part B: Biological Agents
Part C: Arsenic, Metals, Fibres, and Dusts
Part D: Radiation
Part E: Personal Habits and Indoor Combustions
Part F: Chemical Agents and Related Occupations
31 January 2012

These electronic versions of Volumes 100A, 100B, 100C, 100D, 100E, and 100F include hyperlinks that enable you to jump from:
    - the text to the quoted reference or table
    - the PMID of a reference to the relevant PubMed page
    - the doi of a reference to the pdf of the article (if your organization is subscribed to the journal)
To download, please see Monographs in PDF.

IARC Technical Publication No. 42: Identification of research needs to resolve the carcinogenicity of high-priority IARC carcinogens
2 July 2010

This is a collaboration between IARC and the American Cancer Society (principal sponsor), U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and National Cancer Institute.

UPCOMING MEETING DEADLINES

Volume 105: Diesel and gasoline engine exhausts and some nitroarenes
    - Call for Experts closed 31 Aug 2011
    - Request for Observer Status opens 5 Oct 2011, closes 5 Feb 2012
    - Call for Data closes 5 May 2012

Volume 106: Trichloroethylene and some chlorinated agents
    - Call for Experts closes 6 March 2012
    - Request for Observer Status closed 2 June 2012
    - Call for Data closes 2 Sept 2012

For details, please see Upcoming Meetings.