The results of the recent meeting of the Advisory Group to Recommend Priorities for the IARC Monographs during 2025–2029 have now been published in The Lancet Oncology.

Among others, non-ionizing radiation (radiofrequency) was recommended for evaluation with “high priority (advised to conduct in latter half of 5-year period)” due to “new human cancer and animal cancer evidence to warrant re-evaluation of the classification”.

Extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic fields were “not recommended for evaluation” since “existing evidence does not appear to support a change in classification”.

URL:

IARC press release:

https://www.iarc.who.int/news-events/advisory-group-recommendations-on-priorities-for-the-iarc-monographs/

The Lancet Oncology:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(24)00208-0/fulltext

Related information:

“IARC Advisory Group recommended RF as "high priority" for re-evaluation” (Posted on 22 April 2019)

https://www.jeic-emf.jp/english/topics/6736.html

“IARC encourages to nominate agents for review in future IARC Monographs” (Posted on 06 April 2023)

https://www.jeic-emf.jp/english/topics/18205.html