IARC - INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER

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The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization.

IARC's mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer prevention and control. The Agency is involved in both epidemiological and laboratory research and disseminates scientific information through publications, meetings, courses, and fellowships.

IARC News

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Smoke-free Policies
	19/08/2009 - The 13th volume of the IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention publications series is a critical review of the published literature on this highly sensitive issue, led by a Working Group of 17 scientists from nine countries, which draws conclusions about the effectiveness of smoke-free policies. Read more

British Medical Journal - Research
	19/08/2009 - Use of smokeless tobacco and risk of myocardial infarction and stroke: systematic review with meta-analysis Boffetta P., Kurt Straif K. Published 18 August 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b3060 BMJ 2009;339:b3060 Full Text

IARC Publications - Statistical Methods in Cancer Research
	11/08/2009 - The volume III is now available in PDF format. The Design and Analysis of long-term animal experiments IARC Scientific Publications No. 79 Edited by J. Gart, D. Krewski, P.N. Lee, R.E. Tarone & J. Wahrendorf Download

Recent Releases

02/04/2009: HPV Screening for Cervical Cancer in Rural India saves women’s lives

16/02/2009: Agenda for Research on Chernobyl Health: Chernobyl Public Health Research coordinated by IARC

12/02/2009: Nubia Muñoz, long-time IARC staff member, gets Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher Prize for Cancer Research