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    The IARC Monographs Programme

    The IARC Monographs Programme identifies environmental factors that are carcinogenic hazards to humans.

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    Global Cancer Observatory

    The Global Cancer Observatory (GCO) is an interactive platform presenting global cancer statistics, including estimates of the cancer burden for the year 2022 and predictions of the future burden to 2050.

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    IARC Monographs Volume 135: Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)

    The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is pleased to announce that Volume 135 of ...

    14.02.2025
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    DECAN-Child: identifying the challenges of childhood cancer care in Nepal

    The DECAN-Child project, launched in June 2022, is a research initiative coordinated by the Inter...

    14.02.2025
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    IARC marks International Childhood Cancer Day 2025

    To mark International Childhood Cancer Day 2025, the International Agency for Research on Cancer ...

    14.02.2025
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    IARC to co-host BioMed-AI Summer School 2025

    Researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) will co-host a major summ...

    12.02.2025
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    Press Releases

    IARC launches website of EU-CanIneq, a project to measure and address socioeconomic inequalities in cancer across Europe
    Go to PDF 04.02.2025
    Global lung cancer incidence according to subtype: new study highlights rising adenocarcinoma rates linked to air pollution
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    New research highlights the potential of single-dose HPV vaccination to advance cervical cancer prevention in low-resource settings
    Go to PDF 13.11.2024
    Tracing cancer back to birth uncovers promising biomarkers for prevention, early detection, and targeted treatment of childhood leukaemia
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    IARC marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
    11.02.2025
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    IARC launches website of EU-CanIneq, a project to measure and address socioeconomic inequalities in cancer across Europe
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    IARC marks Cervical Cancer Awareness Month 2025
    03.01.2025
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      Produced by the IARC Cross-Cutting Working Group on Cancer Prevention Knowledge Translation and Transfer.

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      IARC PUBLICATIONS PROGRAMME

       

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      Posters, Infographics, and Videos

      Human Cancer: Known Causes and Prevention by Organ Site

      This poster presents carcinogenic agents and cancer-preventive interventions by organ site

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      Infographics

      These infographics provide easy-to-understand overviews of cancer research topics

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      Videos

      Videos include interviews with researchers, seminars, webinars, lectures, and more

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      IARC: a new era in cancer research

      This new video presents the work of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

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      Research and Capacity-Building

      IARC Research

      IARC’s objective is to promote international collaboration in cancer research

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      IARC Research Project websites

      IARC coordinates many international collaborations

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      Learning and Capacity-Building website

      IARC’s learning and capacity-building activities

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      IARC Learning portal

      This portal provides a large variety of freely accessible learning and training resources

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      Research Branches

      CANCER SURVEILLANCE
      EARLY DETECTION, PREVENTION, AND INFECTIONS
      ENVIRONMENT AND LIFESTYLE EPIDEMIOLOGY
      EPIGENOMICS AND MECHANISMS
      EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS AND CLASSIFICATION
      GENOMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY
      LEARNING AND CAPACITY-BUILDING
      NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
      LABORATORY SUPPORT, BIOBANKING, AND SERVICES

      Governance and Leadership

      IARC Director

      The Director of IARC is responsible for the leadership of the Agency

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      IARC Medium-Term Strategy for 2021-2025

      This Medium-Term Strategy seeks to position IARC as the leading global cancer authority

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      IARC Governance

      This website provides links to documents of Branch Review, Scientific and Governing Council meetings

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      IARC Ethics Committee

      The committee ensures that all IARC research projects conform to international ethical standards

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      IARC Data Protection Policy

      This policy document addresses the processing of personal data for scientific purposes

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