WHO Agency Lists Talc, Acrylonitrile as Carcinogenic

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WHO Agency Lists Talc, Acrylonitrile as Carcinogenic
The logo of the World Health Organization at the WHO headquarters in Geneva on Oct. 24, 2017. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images
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The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), classified two common substances used in products such as clothing and cosmetics as carcinogenic.

The article, published in The Lancet on July 5, summarized the findings made by a group of 29 scientists who investigated the carcinogenic potential of acrylonitrile and talc.
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