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| | IARC Carcinogen Classification |
 | | It may also be used when there is inadequate evidence of carcinogenicity in humans but there is sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals. | | | This category is used when there is limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans and sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals. | | | This category is used when there is sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in humans. |
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| | The MSDS HyperGlossary: Carcinogen |
| | There is less than sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in humans or laboratory animals; however, the substance is structurally related to other materials that are either human carcinogens or reasonably anticipated to be human carcinogens. | | | A known human carcinogen means there is sufficient evidence of a cause and effect relationship between exposure to the material and cancer in humans. | | | There is limited evidence of carcinogenicity from studies in humans. |
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| | Carcinogen-update |
| | Depending upon the nature of the carcinogen, a medical monitoring program may need to be established prior to the initiation of a research study. | | | All work surfaces which could be potentially exposed to chemical carcinogens should be easily cleanable and/or covered with shatterproof glass plates, stainless steel or plastic trays, dry absorbent plastic-backed paper, foil, or other impervious and/or disposable material. | | | When working with carcinogens, it is extremely important to avoid all skin contact. |
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| | The Science and Practice of Carcinogen Identification and Evaluation |
| | Thus, carcinogen identification is an exercise in hazard identification, distinct from the tasks of estimating human dose-response functions, estimating current or future human exposures, or characterizing the risk from current or future human exposures. | | | Among these, 91 have been characterized as carcinogenic to humans, 67 as probably carcinogenic to humans, and 240 as possibly carcinogenic to humans. | | | The IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans are published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health Organization (WHO). |
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| | Carcinogen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The exposure circumstance entails exposures that are carcinogenic to humans. | | | The exposure circumstance entails exposures that are probably carcinogenic to humans. | | | The exposure circumstance entails exposures that are possibly carcinogenic to humans. |
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| | ACS :: Known and Probable Carcinogens |
| | Group 3: Unclassifiable as to carcinogenicity in humans | | | International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): The most widely used system for classifying carcinogens comes from the IARC, which is part if the World Health Organization (WHO). | | | Therefore, it can be very hard to single out any particular exposure as having a definite link to cancer. |
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http://www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_1_3x_Known_and_Probable_Carcinogens.asp?sitearea=PED
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| | OSU Chemical Carcinogen Safety Program |
| | An individual with a doctorate in veterinary medicine who is assigned the duties of overseeing the care and humane treatment of animals used for research testing or teaching at Oregon State University. | | | (The appropriate exhaust for any carcinogen is dependent upon the nature of the compound and will be determined in the protocol phase of the experiment. | | | A determination will be made whether there are any medical conditions that may lead to increased risk at work. |
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| | Science News Online (8/29/98): Smoking moms pass carcinogen to infants |
| | Scientists' awareness of NNK's carcinogenic effects on fetuses comes from animal studies. | | | The new findings "provide the first direct evidence that a tobacco-specific carcinogen from maternal smoking passes the placenta into the human fetus—and in a considerable amount," says Lucy M. Anderson of the National Cancer Institute in Frederick, Md. | | | The nine smokers in the study whose infants did not appear to produce the NNK metabolites smoked less than the other study participants, Hecht says. |
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http://www.sciencenews.org/sn_arc98/8_29_98/fob3.htm
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| | ACSH > Publications > |
| | Just as it is scientifically unwarranted to believe that the food supply is free of natural rodent carcinogens and mutagens, it is equally unrealistic to equate "natural" with safe. | | | The Food and Drug Administration, noting the potency of this human carcinogen, has set reasonable and workable limits for human exposure to it. | | | Imagine, for example, the unrealistic expectation of "zero exposure" to sunlight—a skin carcinogen. |
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| | RACHEL #444: FIBER GLASS: A CARCINOGEN THAT'S EVERYWHERE |
| | Stanton continued his research and showed that when glass fibers are manufactured as small as asbestos fibers, glass causes cancer in laboratory animals just as asbestos does. | | | In 1990, the members of the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) --representatives of 10 federal health agencies --concluded unanimously that fiber glass "may reasonably be anticipated to be a carcinogen" in humans. | | | The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), of the World Health Organization, listed fiber glass as a "probable [human] carcinogen" in 1987. |
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| | Is Estradiol a Genotoxic Mutagenic Carcinogen? -- Liehr 21 (1): 40 -- Endocrine Reviews |
| | The strongest evidence for an additional (carcinogenic) role | | | review of the animal and human carcinogenicity data [which may | | | Highman B, Roth SI, Greenman DL 1981 Osseous changes and osteosarcomas in mice continuously fed diets containing diethylstilbestrol or 17ß-estradiol. |
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| | NIEHS Press Release - TCDD - Dioxin -- is Listed as "Known Human Carcinogen" in Federal Government's Ninth ... |
| | The report does not present quantitative assessments of carcinogenic risk, an assessment that defines the conditions under which the hazard may be unacceptable. | | | The National Toxicology Program's listing of TCDD in the " known" category is based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity from studies in humans, involving a combination of epidemiological and mechanistic information which indicates a causal relationship between exposure to TCDD and human cancer. | | | The Report on Carcinogens is a cancer health hazard identification document that discusses substances that may pose a carcinogenic hazard to human health. |
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| | 11/19/1997 - Carcinogen status of titanium dioxide relative to OSHA Standards. |
| | is a potential carcinogen to rats for hazard communication purposes. | | | This is presumably based on NIOSH's interpretation of the study by Lee, Trochimowicz, and Reinhardt [1985], "Pulmonary Response of Rats Exposed to Titanium Dioxide (TiO | | | This is in response to your letter of October 15, requesting information about the carcinogen status of titanium dioxide |
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| | Science News: Nicotine metabolism may spawn carcinogen - Brief Article |
| | Pure nicotine that enters the body has not been thought to be carcinogenic. | | | Scientists don't know how much of the aminoketone generated in the body becomes the carcinogenic NNK. | | | A new study indicates that the body can metabolize nicotine into products that the lungs subsequently may convert into a potent carcinogen. |
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http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1200/is_18_158/ai_67328680
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| | Aesclepius : IARC Carcinogen List |
| | Category 1 is for substances for which there is sufficient evidence for a causal relationship with cancer in humans (confirmed human carcinogen). | | | Category 2B is for substances for which there is sufficient evidence in animal tests, or degrees of evidence considered appropriate to this category (possible human carcinogen). | | | Category 2A is for substances for which there is a lesser degree of evidence in humans but sufficient evidence in animal studies, or degrees of evidence considered appropriate to this category, eg unequivocal evidence of mutagenicity in mammalian cells (probable human carcinogen). |
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| | USATODAY.com - Board: Teflon chemical a likely carcinogen |
| | Some members of the review panel disagreed with the majority view that PFOA should be classified as a "likely carcinogen," a finding that went beyond the EPA's own determination that there was only "suggestive evidence" from animal studies that PFOA and its salts are potential human carcinogens. | | | The approval of the EPA's Science Advisory Board is conditioned on minor clarifications being made to a draft report submitted by a review panel, but no major changes will be made to the panel's findings. | | | Robert Rickard, director of health and environmental sciences at DuPont's Haskell Laboratory, said the company had asked the review panel after its February 2005 meeting if it would be appropriate to submit new data, and was told it could. |
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| | Acetaldehyde CH3CHO 44.06 g/mol CASRN -- 75-07-0 (probable human carcinogen) |
| | Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office, Office of Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC. | | | Acetaldehyde CH3CHO 44.06 g/mol CASRN -- 75-07-0 (probable human carcinogen) | | | Developmental Information No data Cancer Information Acetaldehyde is listed as an experimental animal carcinogen and a possible human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). |
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| | Chemical Hazards |
| | substances that should be regarded as if they are carcinogenic to humans, for which there is sufficient evidence, based on long-term animal studies and other relevant information, to provide a strong presumption that human exposure may result in the development of cancer. | | | substances that cause concern owing to possible carcinogenic effects but for which available information is not adequate to make satisfactory assessments. | | | Under the UK Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations, a carcinogen is defined as: |
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| | Women Exposed to Lung Carcinogen by Passive Smoking |
| | Like NNK, NNAL is a potent pulmonary carcinogen in laboratory animals and a likely human carcinogen. | | | Previous studies have shown that urinary levels of ETS biomarkers, such as nicotine and cotinine (a metabolic byproduct of nicotine), are higher in nonsmokers with exposure to tobacco smoke than in nonsmokers without exposure. | | | In the study, researchers analyzed urine samples for nicotine, cotinine and two metabolites of NNK known as NNAL and NNAL-Gluc. |
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| | NIOSH Document: Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (2005-151) : Appendices CDC/NIOSH |
| | OSHA and NIOSH further concluded that o-tolidine and o-dianisidine (and dyes based on them) may present a cancer risk to workers and should be handled with caution and exposure minimized. | | | This was in response to a generic OSHA rulemaking on carcinogens. | | | be treated in the workplace with caution because of their structural similarity to the four chloroethanes shown to be carcinogenic in animals. |
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| | Chemical Compound in Dupont's Teflon a Likely Carcinogen |
| | The EPA is in the midst of a major investigation into how the compound, which is used to make stain- and stick-resistant surfaces and materials for products including Gore-Tex fabrics and pizza boxes, gets into consumers' blood and whether it affects their health. | | | Until now, the EPA has classified PFOA as a "suggested" carcinogen, which requires fewer health precautions. | | | Instead, it says that the fact that animal studies have identified four different kinds of tumors in both male and female rats and mice that had been exposed to the compound convinced a majority of its members that it is a likely carcinogen. |
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| | UV Radiation Listed as Known Carcinogen |
| | For the first time, broad spectrum ultraviolet radiation is listed as a "known" rather than a "probable" cause of cancer in humans. | | | WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. | | | It's one of four new entries added to a list of 228 substances known to cause cancer in humans. |
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| | C&EN: Latest News - PFOA CALLED LIKELY HUMAN CARCINOGEN |
| | In contrast, an agency draft risk assessment released in January found only "suggestive evidence" that PFOA could cause cancer, and concluded that current information is "not sufficient to assess human carcinogenic potential" (CandEN, Jan. 17, page 28). | | | The SAB draft says EPA should evaluate the potential for PFOA to cause several types of cancer. | | | EPA science advisers say agency needs to assess cancer risk from compound |
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| | CNN - MTBE is not a carcinogen, California rules - December 15, 1998 |
| | "Clearly the scientific community is of one mind on this issue, MTBE is neither carcinogenic nor dangerous. | | | Wigglesworth pointed to recent reviews by independent organizations that conclude MTBE is not carcinogenic to humans, including one from the World Health Organization that said MTBE is not classifiable as carcinogenic for humans. | | | OEHHA's findings support our belief that MTBE is the most effective weapon we have for fighting air pollution in California," he said. |
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| | Saccharin May Be Delisted From NIH's Carcinogen List |
| | Nonetheless, he has won several converts, including Dr. Arnold, the Canadian-government scientist who did the original rat study. | | | Some of his research has been underwritten by the Calorie Control Council, which has petitioned the NIH to delist saccharin as a carcinogen. | | | Another 29 compounds are described as "known" human carcinogens, including asbestos, benzene and aflatoxin. |
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| | Reporter online.com - News - 03/04/2004 - Carcinogen concerns |
| | Reporter online.com - News - 03/04/2004 - Carcinogen concerns | | | and it turned out to be a possible carcinogen that is polluting our drinking water | | | the additive has not been classified as a carcinogen. |
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| | Cooking Up a Carcinogen: Science News Online, Aug. 24, 2002 |
| | Analysis of acrylamide, a carcinogen formed in heated foodstuffs. | | | Gold says that against the enormous background of chemicals that people encounter, any single rodent carcinogen is not likely to be an important source of human cancer. | | | Toward that end, her group has developed a carcinogen potency index, the HERP index, which represents human exposure divided by rodent potency. |
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| | Tanning Bed Light To Go On Government's Known Carcinogen List |
| | Phenolphthalein, an ingredient in some non-prescription laxatives, as an "anticipated human carcinogen." The research by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences on which this recommendation is based recently caused the Food and Drug Administration to question its safety as a non-prescription drug. | | | Tamoxifen, a drug used to reduce the risk of a return of breast cancer, be listed as "a known human carcinogen," but with a strong emphasis in the report that its benefits greatly outweigh the risks. | | | Any question regarding a medical diagnosis, treatment, referral, drug availability or pricing should be directed to either a licensed physician or to the product's manufacturer. |
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| | EPA Says Dupont's Teflon 'Likely' Carcinogen... The Huffington Post |
| | FDA releases new study: Carcinogens are Good for you. | | | Read the article -- it says a chemical used to make teflon may be a carcinogen. | | | The EPA stated earlier this year that its draft risk assessment of perfluorooctanoic acid and its salts found "suggestive evidence" of potential human carcinogenicity, based on animal studies. |
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| | ONN. Ohio News Now: EPA: C8 Likely A Human Carcinogen |
| | Meanwhile, despite the new EPA study showing C8 is likely a human carcinogen, DuPont maintains there is no link to C8 and cancer. | | | A new EPA study shows C8, which is commonly found in cooking products that use Teflon, is likely a human carcinogen. | | | There might be certain uses we would want to change in all of this; we might not want it in frying pans," says Shechter. |
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| | carcinogen on Encyclopedia.com |
| | The science and practice of carcinogen identification and evaluation.(Research: Commentary) | | | Environmentalists and locals worry about the rocket fuels, some of which are potent carcinogens. |
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| | Carcinogen / Mutagen Policy :: Chemical Waste Management @ EHRS |
| | Mutagens and carcinogens are used extensively in laboratories. | | | For disposal information on other mutagen/carcinogen gel waste, call EHRS. | | | A list of the most commonly used chemicals in this category is provided on the reverse side of this document. |
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| | Feds Label Estrogen a 'Known Carcinogen' |
| | They're also reassuring them that the label does not apply to estrogen taken with progesterone--the way it is prescribed for all birth control and most hormone-replacement therapy in the United States. | | | But as she scours the Internet for more information, she's made an unsettling discovery: Estrogen from other sources is building up in the environment and may pose a far greater hazard to her health. | | | "The carcinogenic listing is for estrogen alone," says Christopher Portier, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Environmental Toxicology Program. |
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| | California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5203. Carcinogen Report of Use Requirements. |
| | For regulated carcinogens that do not have a regulated area requirement, reporting is required for any use of a concentration greater than or equal to 0.1% by weight or volume and which results in exposure or potential exposure to employees. | | | Regulated carcinogen means a recognized cancer causing substance, compound, mixture, or product regulated by sections 1529, 1532, 1535, 8358, or Article 110 sections 5200-5220. | | | For all regulated carcinogens that specify a requirement for the employer to establish a regulated area, use of a regulated carcinogen within such a regulated area shall be reported. |
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| | The term is often used more narrowly to mean chemical carcinogens only. | | | Any agent that increases the chance of a cell becoming cancerous (see cancer), including various chemical compounds, some viruses, X&, and other forms of ionizing radiation. | | | Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines plc. |
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| | EPA Says Teflon Material A “Likely Carcinogen” |
| | The upgrade in status is the result of studies on how the carcinogen enters the bloodstream and affects health. | | | Though no conclusions have been made regarding the cancer risk posed in humans, experiments by the scientific advisory panel on male and female rats and mice have shown the development of four different kinds of tumors in those who were exposed to the chemical. | | | The change in status will lead to stricter regulations and be the basis for legal action against manufacturers such as DuPont Co., which produces PFOA. |
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| | Lower Cooking Temperatures May 'Chill' Fried Food Carcinogen |
| | "Acrylamide is a potential human carcinogen that has been found in food with a high starch content cooked at high temperatures," she said. | | | It has been found to cause cancer in lab animals, she added. | | | Claudia Granda, a graduate student completing her master's degree in agricultural engineering this month, said lowering the cooking temperature is an easy and effective way to reduce acrylamide in fried foods. |
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| | News: Teflon compound likely a carcinogen - myDNA |
| | Members of the EPA research group were convinced of the carcinogenic values of PFOA after reviewing a study in which four different types of tumors were found in both male and female rats as well as mice that were exposed to the compound. | | | Until recently, the EPA has considered PFOA to be a "suggested" carcinogen, which does not require as strict regulations. | | | This is significant as it could prompt officials to begin regulating PFOA or C-8, a processing agent, for the first time. |
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| | USATODAY.com - Panel calls chemical a 'likely carcinogen' |
| | The independent science board disagrees with a risk assessment of PFOA that the EPA drafted and released earlier this year in which the chemical was described as a "suggested" carcinogen. | | | A chemical used to make Teflon, Gore-Tex and stain-resistant coatings is more likely to cause cancer than the government has previously acknowledged, according to a scientific panel. | | | The science panel's pronouncement is the first step in a process that could result in the agency regulating or even banning some uses of the popular manufacturing agent. |
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| | NTP: Report on Carcinogens (RoC) |
| | The carcinogenicity (ability to cause cancer), genotoxicity (ability to damage genes), and biologic mechanisms (modes of action in the body) of the listed substance in humans and/or animals. | | | The RoC is an informational scientific and public health document first ordered by Congress in 1978 that identifies and discusses agents, substances, mixtures, or exposure circumstances that may pose a hazard to human health by virtue of their carcinogenicity. | | | Home >> Public Health >> Report on Carcinogens (RoC) |
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