Substances, mixtures and exposure circumstances in this list have been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as group 3: The agent (mixture or exposure circumstance) is not classifiable as to its carcinogenicity to humans. This category is used most commonly for agents, mixtures and exposure circumstances for which the evidence of carcinogenicity is inadequate in humans and inadequate or limited in experimental animals. Exceptionally, agents (mixtures) for which the evidence of carcinogenicity is inadequate in humans but sufficient in experimental animals may be placed in this category when there is strong evidence that the mechanism of carcinogenicity in experimental animals does not operate in humans. Agents, mixtures and exposure circumstances that do not fall into any other group are also placed in this category.

This list is focusing on the hazard linked to the agents. This means that the carcinogenic agents are capable of causing cancer, but this does not take their risk into account, which is the probability of causing a cancer given the level of exposure to this carcinogenic agent.[1]

Further details can be found in the IARC Monographs.

Agents and groups of agents

A

B

C

D

E–G

H–L

M

N–O

P

Q–R

S

T

U–Z

Mixtures

Exposure circumstances

  • Calcium carbide production
  • Flat-glass and specialty glass (manufacture of)
  • Hair colouring products (personal use of)
  • Leather goods manufacture
  • Leather tanning and processing
  • Lumber and sawmill industries (including logging)
  • Paint manufacture (occupational exposure in)
  • Pulp and paper manufacture

References

  1. ↑ "IARC monographs preamble (as amended in 2019)" (PDF). International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Retrieved August 18, 2023. A cancer hazard is an agent that is capable of causing cancer, whereas a cancer risk is an estimate of the probability that cancer will occur given some level of exposure to a cancer hazard.
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