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.

Stayner L, Carreón-Valencia T, Demers P, Fritz J, Sim M, Stewart P, et al.
Carcinogenicity of talc and acrylonitrile
Lancet Oncol. Published online 5 July 2024;
https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00384-X

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