International Agency for Research on Cancer
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The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, or CIRC in its French acronym) is an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organisation of the United Nations.Its main offices are in Lyon, France. Its role is to conduct and coordinate research into the causes of cancer. It also conducts epidemiological studies into the occurrence of cancer worldwide. It maintains a series of monographs on the carcinogenic risks to humans posed by a variety of agents, mixtures and exposures.The IARC categorizes agents, mixtures and exposures into five categories.Critics of the IARC have stated that it has become susceptible to industry influence and suffers from a lack of transparency.
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Mobile phones don't hike cancer risk: Danish study
LONDON (Reuters) - Mobile phones do not increase the risk of cancer, according to a large study involving more than 350,000 people by Danish researchers published Friday.
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Mobile phones 'unlikely to cause brain tumours'
Scientists say that incidence of brain tumours has not risen even though mobile phones have been around for 20 years.
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Taiwan mulls school cellphone ban amid cancer scare
Taiwan will consider banning mobile phones from schools following a recent health warning that users may face an increased risk of cancer, officials said Thursday. The education ministry is planning to host a meeting with experts and school representatives to discuss the issue after several lawmakers called for a ban, an official told AFP, adding that the timing of discussions had not been set.
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Are mobiles a health risk? There's no answer yet
Mobile phones "possibly" cause brain cancer, according to a report this week from the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer), part of the WHO (World Health Organization). Thereport has triggered over 3,000 news articles around the world. Like you, I'm not interested in marginal changes around small lifestyle risks for the risks themselves; but I am interested in the methodological issues they throw up.
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World Heath Organization: Cell Phones ‘Possibly’ Carcinogenic
Lyon, France – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) announced on Tuesday that it has classified the radiation emitted by mobile phones as “possibly” carcinogenic. “The WHO/International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified radiofrequency electromagnetic.
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Mobile phone radiation is a possible cancer risk, warns WHO
A review of published evidence suggests there may be some risk of cancer from using a mobile phone.
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Beck Dismisses Cancer Deaths From Chernobyl
Glenn Beck accused the "I hate nukes" people at the United Nations of distorting the number of deaths resulting from the Chernobyl disaster. In fact, the UN's estimated death toll of 4,000 includes fatalities connected to increased exposure to radiation, and that figure is far lower than estimates by other reputable scientists.
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We need to get to the bottom of what mobile phones do to our health | Tom Watson
As we await more research, phone companies shouldn't shirk from their responsibility to broadcast precautionary messages.
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Fake Bake unveils New Look range
Fake tanning brand Fake Bake is launching a high street range that will be sold exclusively in New Look stores.
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