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IARC

@IARCWHO

Official X account of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, @WHO's cancer research agency. Support our research: iarc.who.int/donate

Lyon, France

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Born May 20

Joined April 2016

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@IARCWHO
Jun 19
What do IARCMonograph📙 classifications mean? IARC Monographs classification indicate the strength of evidence that a substance can cause #cancer, not the cancer risk associated with different ways & levels of exposure. Agents in the same Group can have very different cancer risk
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Jun 19
It's #CancerPreventionActionWeek Not sure where to look for easy-to-follow & evidence-based advice? Try the European Code Against Cancer Or The Latin American and Caribbean Code Against Cancer 14 or 17 ways you can help prevent cancer! #ScienceNotFiction!
European Code Against Cancer | 14 ways to prevent cancer
From cancer-code-europe.iarc.who.int
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Jun 18
On #WorldKidneyCancerDay, learn more about the Discovering the Causes of Three Poorly Understood Cancers in Europe (DISCERN) project, which aims to identify the causes of renal, pancreatic, and colorectal cancers in Europe. discern.iarc.who.int
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Jun 18
With @MuseeMerieux, we have opened a new exhibition! “Cancers: the hidden side of viruses” can now be viewed at the Musée de sciences biologiques Dr Mérieux, or at the IARC building in Gerland! Discover how certain viruses contribute to cancer development. musee-docteur-merieux.com/decouvrir/expo…
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Jun 17
IARC, through support from @TheMarkFdn for Cancer Research, is hosting Dr Hedda Michelle Guevara-Nieto as a postdoc to investigate #BreastCancer etiology in understudied populations & the biological effects of obesity on breast cancer development. iarc.who.int/news-events/th…
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Healio Pulmonology
@HealioPulm
Jun 16
💬“The protein-based INTEGRAL-Risk model improved short-term prediction of lung🫁 #cancer among people with smoking history, which could improve selection of high-risk individuals for #screening,” Hilary A. Robbins, PhD, @IARCWHO, said at #ATS2026.
Protein-based model improves lung cancer prediction in those with smoking history
From healio.com
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@IARCWHO
Jun 15
The #IARCMonographs📙 programme identifies #cancer hazards. This is different from cancer risk. A cancer hazard is capable of causing cancer under some circumstances. Cancer risk is the probability cancer will occur based on the routes & levels of exposure to the hazard
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Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala
@RD_WPRO
Jun 15
There are moments in life that will always stay with you. My visit to #Mongolia's National Center for Maternal and Child Health in Ulaanbaatar was one such moment. Every day, the Center protects and improves the lives of women and children. And we at @WHO recognize its
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Radio Algeria international إذاعة الجزائر الدولية
@radioalginter
Jun 13
🔴استقبل وزير الصناعة الصيدلانية، الدكتور وسيم قويدري، اليوم السبت 13 جوان 2026 ،على هامش أشغال الملتقى الدولي للبحث في السرطان المنعقد بالجزائر، البروفيسور إليزابيث وايدرباسDr Elisabete Weiderpass ، المديرة العامة للوكالة الدولية لبحوث السرطان (IARC) التابعة لمنظمة الصحة
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Jun 15
.@IARC_DIR Dr Weiderpass a rencontré le Pr Mohamed Seddik Aït Messaoudène, ministre de la Santé, et M. Ouacim Kouidri, ministre de l’Industrie Pharmaceutique, lors d’une visite en #Algérie afin de participer à la 1ère Rencontre internationale sur la recherche sur le cancer en🇩🇿.
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Jun 15
Replying to @IARCWHO
Elle a egalement réaffirmé l’engagement du CIRC à accompagner l'🇩🇿 dans le renforcement de ses capacités de recherche sur le cancer pendant une conférence plénière consacrée aux tendances mondiales de la recherche sur le cancer.
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Jun 15
L'événement a été organisée par la Commission nationale de prévention et de lutte contre le cancer en 🇩🇿, sous le haut patronage de Son Excellence Monsieur Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Président de la République algérienne démocratique et populaire.
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Ministère de la Santé Algérie وزارة الصحة الجزائر
@Sante_Gouv_dz
Jun 14
#وزير_الصحة يستقبل مديرة المركز الدولي لبحوث السرطان. facebook.com/share/p/1CtBYz…
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BfR | Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung
@bfrde
Jun 8
One-Health-Preis 2026 für Ines Schreiver (BfR) & Milena Foerster (IARC) 🎉 Der Award fördert die Wissenschaftskooperation im Bereich der internationalen Krebsbekämpfung & zeichnet deutsch-französische Tandems junger Fachleute für ihre Forschungsarbeiten in der Krebsforschung aus
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Jun 12
#IARC60 est terminé, mais notre mission se poursuit. lyonmag.com/article/152456… Participez à l’avenir de la recherche sur le cancer en inscrivant votre nom, ou celui d’un proche, au sein du CIRC. Un geste concret en faveur de la recherche sur le cancer ! circ60donation.iarc.who.int/donation/count…
Lyon : le Centre international de recherche sur le cancer boucle une année marquant ses 60 ans
From lyonmag.com
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