IARC Monographs evaluate the carcinogenicity of talc and acrylonitrile: IARC Monographs Volume 136

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has evaluated the carcinogenicity of talc and acrylonitrile. The outcome of the assessment has been published in a summary article in The Lancet Oncology and will be described in detail in Volume 136 of the IARC Monographs, to be published in 2025. Read the article

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Dr Mary Schubauer-Berigan, Head of the Monographs Programme at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) explains how the Working Group classified talc as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A).