IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans Volume 83
This monograph presents a series of review studies linking tobacco smoke and involuntary (passive) smoking to several cancers. Evidence of synergy between smoking and several occupational causes of lung cancer (arsenic, asbestos and radon), and between smoking and alcohol consumption for cancers of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and oesophagus and between smoking and human papillomavirus infection for cancer of the cervix have been found. In addition, the working group concluded that involuntary smoking (exposure to secondhand or "environmental " tobacco smoke) is carcinogenic to humans.
Contents and Note to the Reader List of Participants Preamble General Remarks List of Abbreviations Cumulative Cross Index to IARC Monographs
THE MONOGRAPHS
Tobacco Smoke
1. Production, Composition, Use and Regulations 2. Studies of Cancer in Humans Description of cohort studies Cigarette smoking Pipe, cigar, bidi and other tobacco smoking Synergistic carcinogenic effects of tobacco smoke and other carcinogens 3. Carcinogenicity Studies in Experimental Animals 4. Other Data Relevant to an Evaluation of Carcinogenicity and its Mechanisms 5. Summary of Data Reported and Evaluation
Involuntary Smoking
1. Composition, Exposure and Regulations 2. Studies of Cancer in Humans 3. Studies of Cancer in Experimental Animals 4. Other Data Relevant to an Evaluation of Carcinogenicity and its Mechanisms 5. Summary of Data Reported and Evaluation
