Ethyl carbamate (EC) is a multi-site carcinogen in experimental animals and probably carcinogenic to humans (IARC group 2A).
Identifying a carcinogen, in short, isn't sufficient.
"That suggests that there's some carcinogen in the ocean that could be affecting these animals".
In February, a Dartmouth study found inorganic arsenic — a carcinogen — in brown rice syrup.
Finding a carcinogen, in short, is not like solving a mathematical equation, with a single formula and solution.
The California E.P.A. first flagged it as a potential carcinogen in 1999, but decided the evidence wasn't strong enough to say more.
In 1994, based on information from rodent studies, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) listed acrylamide as a probable carcinogen in humans.
(Alar is listed as a carcinogen in California, but it and its metabolite, unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine [UDMH], are considered probable carcinogens by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency).
THE CHALLENGE In mid-September, Consumer Reports published the results of independent lab tests that found inorganic arsenic, a carcinogen, in rice and many rice products.
The Danes acted after the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organisation, placed shift work along with anabolic steroids, ultraviolet radiation and diesel engine exhaust fumes as a "possible human carcinogen" in 2007.
A substance that is not a carcinogen in the ordinary sense may disturb the normal functioning of some part of the body in such a way that malignancy results.
