Tobacco smoking among chrysotile asbestos workers in Asbest in the Russian Federation

Scientists from the Section of Environment and Radiation at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and from the…

Exposure Response Analyses of Asbestos and Lung Cancer Subtypes in a Pooled Analysis of Case-Control Studies in Europe and Canada

A retrospective cohort study of cancer mortality in employees of a Russian chrysotile asbestos mine and mills: study rationale and key features

Asbestos-associated genome-wide DNA methylation changes in lung cancer

A study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) provides new evidence that asbestos exposure may induce DNA…

IARC participation in a conference in Kiev, Ukraine, entitled: “Chrysotile Asbestos: Risk Assessment & Management”

BBC News – Inside the global asbestos trade

Multiomic analysis of malignant pleural mesothelioma identifies molecular axes and specialized tumor profiles driving intertumor heterogeneity

Malignant pleural mesothelioma, a deadly cancer with no cure, has confounded doctors for decades. Malignant pleural mesothelioma is associated with…

Lung Cancer Awareness Month 2022

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is taking the opportunity this November, Lung Cancer Awareness Month, to highlight…

IARC Monographs evaluate the carcinogenicity of occupational exposure as a firefighter

IARC Monographs Meeting 132 Home Questions and Answers (Q&A) The meeting for IARC Monographs Volume 132: Occupational Exposure as a Firefighter, convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, took place on 7–14 June 2022….

Cancer in Informative Populations Teams
Occupational Cancer Epidemiology Team (OCE)

Work Programme Occupational cancer epidemiology is a core IARC activity, in which both community-based and industry-based studies are crucial to identify and quantify risks. International collaborations are valuable to establish large-scale studies examining occupational exposures and risks that cannot otherwise…