Today, we welcomed Dr Roberto de Almeida Gil & team to IARC to sign a Memo of Understanding with the Brazilian🇧🇷 Instituto Nacional de Câncer, our longtime privileged partner, & began 2 days of strategic discussions about strengthening #cancer prevention in the region & globally.
Assessments of health impacts of the non-sugar sweetener aspartame released today by IARC & @WHO/@FAO JECFA.
IARC classified aspartame as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B).
JECFA reaffirmed acceptable daily intake of 40 mg/kg body weight
More info https://t.co/HER5SGbjJ9
IARC invites nominations of agents for review by the IARC Monographs in 2025-29.
Nominations may include chemicals, mixtures, occupations, personal habits, & anything suspected of causing #cancer.
Deadline: 30 Nov 2023
Advisory Group meets: 26-29 Mar 2024
https://t.co/58lMZOqOjM
IARC is recruiting! Do you have a PhD, MD or MPH in industrial hygiene, exposure assessment, or a closely related field? Do you have >2 yrs experience in exposure assessment in studies of human cancer, &/or biomarkers as pre-cancerous endpoints? Apply here:https://t.co/3gBAGoeQOK
Save the date! The Hispanic Organization of Toxicologists will have a Virtual Reception at #2021SOT meeting! To keep the tradition we will finish the reception with SALSA!!!
If you are a toxicologist interested to improve your international network, join me in this great Informational Session at SOT Virtual Meeting #2021sot
March 23rd, 11:15AM ET
The results of IARC Monographs Meeting 127 to evaluate the carcinogenicity of some aromatic amines & related compounds have now been published in @TheLancetOncol. https://t.co/TgnEaLtVX9
Have you checked out the European Code Against Cancer yet this #EuropeanWeekAgainstCancer? Find it here and see if there’s a habit you can adopt to lower your cancer risk https://t.co/QuVrVtXLtM @EU_EWAC @WeekAgainstCancer #EWAC2020#EUCancerPlan
⚠️ Projeções feitas por pesquisador da @unicampoficial indicam que a adoção de #lockdown obrigatório em #SãoPaulo será inevitável caso o nível de #isolamentosocial não suba significativamente nas próximas semanas, começando já nesta terça-feira (12/05). https://t.co/NkHV5x0q14
APF Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship
The Queen-Nellie Evans Scholarship will recognize outstanding minority graduate students who have a demonstrated commitment to improving the conditions of marginalized communities. https://t.co/za6CFPmlXs
More than 90 vaccines are being developed against SARS-CoV-2 across the world. At least six groups have begun injecting formulations into volunteers in safety trials. Here is a graphical guide explaining each vaccine design. #COVID19 https://t.co/Zs4wVMmCcx
A Review in Nature discusses reports that suggest that diet modification can alter the efficacy of cancer therapies. The results discussed indicate dietary habits of a patient must be taken into account during cancer research and therapy. https://t.co/0LTzpAcpI7