Archives: IARC

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Varied diet repels poisoned fungus

World Health Organization agency report, produced by an IARC working group chaired by Carleton's J.D. Miller, makes important recommendations to prevent food contamination with fungal toxins and how to diminish their impacts on human health.  Read more about the importance of crop and diet diversification... More

Monday, November 16, 2015

Christopher Wild: The Global Cancer Burden

By Josee Beaudry, Department of Psychology, Carleton University Chances are that most people know someone who has been affected by cancer in some way or form. In his November 6 talk at Carleton University, Dr. Christopher Wild, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), shed light on this global issue. An agency... More

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Dr. Christopher Wild comments on meat classification

A report released by the International Agency for Cancer Research has received considerable media attention due to its classification of red meat (Group 2a) and processed meats (Group 1) as carcinogenic to humans. According to the media release “These findings further support current public health recommendations to limit intake of meat,”... More

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