IARC revised "Monographs on Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans" website (Volumes 1-130)

15 November, 2021.

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, revised its website "IARC Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans" <https://monographs.iarc.who.int/agents-classified-by-the-iarc/> on November 12, 2021.

This revision is to notify the publication of the summary results of "Monographs Vol.130: 1,1,1-Trichloroethane and Four Other Industrial Chemicals".
<https://monographs.iarc.who.int/news-events/volume-130-111-trichloroethane-and-four-other-industrial-chemicals/>

The Working Group evaluated 1,2-diphenylhydrazine, diphenylamine, N-methylolacrylamide, and isophorone as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) mainly on the basis of sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals. 1,1,1-Trichloroethane was evaluated as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) on the basis of sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in experimental animals and limited evidence of carcinogenicity in humans (positive associations were seen for multiple myeloma). For all agents, there was limited mechanistic evidence.


* Note from JEIC:
There is no change in the carcinogenic hazard categories for EMFs.