Carcinogenicity of lindane, DDT, and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

Journal or Publishing Institution: The Lancet Oncology

Study: http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(15)00081-9/abstract

Author(s): Loomis, D., Guyton, K., Grosse, Y., El Ghissasi, F., Bouvard, V., Benbrahim-Tallaa, L., Guha, N., Mattock, H., and Straif, K.

Article Type: Peer Reviewed Study

Record ID: 1448

Abstract: In June, 2015, 26 experts from 13 countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC; Lyon, France) to assess the carcinogenicity of the insecticides lindane and 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT), and the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). These assessments will be published as Volume 113 of the IARC Monographs.

Keywords: 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid, Animals, Carcinogens, Neoplastic Cell Transformation, DDT, Hexachlorocyclohexane, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents, Insecticides, Neoplasms, Oxidative Stress, Risk Assessment, Toxicity Tests; Toxicity, Immunology, Metabolism, Chemically Induced

Citation: Loomis, D., Guyton, K., Grosse, Y., El Ghissasi, F., Bouvard, V., Benbrahim-Tallaa, L., Guha, N., Mattock, H., and Straif, K., (Monograph Working Group), 2015. Carcinogenicity of lindane, DDT, and 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. The Lancet Oncology, 16(8), p.891.