Carcinogenic agents table

Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1—122

CAS No.

Agent

Group

Volume

Year

Additional information

Outdoor air pollution

1

109

2016

Outdoor air pollution, particulate matter in

1

109

2016

Paint manufacture (occupational exposure in)

3

47

1989

Painter (occupational exposure as a)

1

47, 98, 100F

2012

Particulate matter in outdoor air pollution (see Outdoor air pollution, particulate matter in)

Paving and roofing with coal-tar pitch (see Coal-tar pitch)

35, Sup 7, 92, 100F

2010

Petroleum refining (occupational exposures in)

2A

45

1989

Petroleum solvents

3

47

1989

Phenacetin, analgesic mixtures containing

1

Sup 7, 100A

2012

Pickled vegetables (traditional Asian)

2B

56

1993

Polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxin-like, with a Toxicity Equivalency Factor (TEF) according to WHO (PCBs 77, 81, 105, 114, 118, 123, 126, 156, 157, 167, 169, 189)

1

107

2016

NB: Overall evaluation upgraded to Group 1 with strong supporting evidence from other relevant data

Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (see 2,3,4,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzofuran)

3

69

1997

Polychlorinated dibenzo-para -dioxins (other than 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para -dioxin)

3

69

1997

Polychlorophenols and their sodium salts (mixed exposures) (see Pentachlorophenol; 2,4,6-Trichlorophenol )

2B

53, 71

1999

Polymeric implant prepared as thin smooth films (with the exception of poly-glycolic acid)

2B

74

1999

Printing inks

3

65

1996

Printing processes (occupational exposures in)

2B

65

1996

Processed meat (consumption of)

1

114

2018

Proflavine salts

3

24, Sup 7

1987

Progestins

2B

Sup 7

1987

Progestogen-only contraceptives

2B

72

1999

Pulp and paper manufacture

3

25, Sup 7

1987

Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields

2B

102

2013

Radioiodines, including iodine-131

1

78, 100D

2012

Radionuclides, alpha-particle-emitting, internally deposited

1

78, 100D

2012

NB: Specific radionuclides for which there is sufficient evidence in humans are also listed individually as Group 1 agents

Radionuclides, beta-particle-emitting, internally deposited

1

78, 100D

2012

NB: Specific radionuclides for which there is sufficient evidence in humans are also listed individually as Group 1 agents

Red meat (consumption of)

2A

114

2018

Refractory ceramic fibres

2B

43, 81

2002

Rock (stone) wool

3

43, 81

2002

Rubber manufacturing industry

1

28, Sup 7, 100F

2012

Salted fish, Chinese-style

1

56, 100E

2012

Schistosoma haematobium (infection with)

1

61, 100B

2012

Schistosoma japonicum (infection with)

2B

61

1994

Schistosoma mansoni (infection with)

3

61

1994

Shiftwork that involves circadian disruption

2A

98

2010

Silicone breast implants

3

74

1999

Slag wool

3

43, 81

2002

Solar radiation

1

55, 100D

2012

Soot (as found in occupational exposure of chimney sweeps)

1

35, Sup 7, 92, 100F

2012

Special-purpose fibres such as E-glass and '475' glass fibres

2B

81

2002

Sulfites

3

54

1992

Sunlamps and sunbeds (see Ultraviolet-emitting tanning devices)

Surgical implants (see Ceramic implants, Dental materials, Implanted foreign bodies, Metallic implants, Organic polymeric materials, Orthopaedic implants, Polymeric implants, Silicone breast implants)

SV40 polyomavirus

3

104

2014

Tea

3

51

1991

Tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium salts

3

48, 71

1999

Textile manufacturing industry (work in)

2B

48

1990

Tobacco smoke, second-hand

1

83, 100E

2012

Tobacco smoking

1

83, 100E

2012

Tobacco, smokeless

1

Sup 7, 89, 100E

2012

Toxins derived from certain Fusarium species (see Fusarium)