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Sharon Whelan (1948-2016)
13/04/2016 The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is deeply saddened by the passing of Sharon Whelan, an early staff of the Agency, who died on Tuesday 5 April 2016. Our deepest sympathy is with her son, Ben. Read more, View photos
World Indigenous Cancer Conference (12 - 14 April 2016)
12/04/2016 The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the Menzies School of Health Research are launching the inaugural World Indigenous Cancer Conference. The 3-day event, which starts today in Brisbane, Australia, brings together researchers and public health practitioners as well as advocacy and indigenous community groups. Watch video, Read IARC Press Release 237
DNA Methylation in Newborns and Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy: Genome-wide Consortium Meta-analysis
08/04/2016
A new study conducted by the Pregnancy And Childhood Epigenetics (PACE) consortium, with collaboration from IARC's Epigenetics Group, on more than 6,000 mothers and their newborn children sampled from 13 cohorts worldwide, shows a profound deregulation of the epigenome in newborns of mothers who smoked during pregnancy. Epigenetic changes (DNA methylation) were identified in over 6,000 CpG sites, half of which span 2,017 genes (including the genes associated with cancer in adults) and represent new molecular changes that were not previously associated with smoking in either newborns or adults. Importantly, many of these epigenetic changes persist years later throughout childhood.
DNA Methylation in Newborns and Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy: Genome-wide Consortium Meta-analysis
Joubert BR, Felix JF, Yousefi P, Bakulski KM, Just AC, Breton C, Reese SE, et al.
The American Journal of Human Genetics 98, 680–696, Published Online 7 April 2016; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.02.019.
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Mycotoxin control in low- and middle- income countries
17/02/2016
Mycotoxin control in low- and middle- income countries
IARC Working Group Report 9
Edited by Wild CP, Miller JD, Groopman JD
This book provides an evaluation of measures to reduce exposure to highly toxic and carcinogenic contaminants in staple diets in Africa as well as parts of Asia and Latin America. The International Agency for Research on Cancer convened a Working Group of world-leading experts to review the health effects of aflatoxins and fumonisins and to evaluate intervention measures. The panel concluded that these mycotoxins not only are a cause of acute poisoning and cancer but also are a likely contributor to the high levels of stunting in children in affected populations. The Working Group also identified effective measures to reduce exposure in developing countries.
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