Ingested Nitrate and Nitrite, and Cyanobacterial Peptide Toxins

Ingested Nitrate and Nitrite, and Cyanobacterial Peptide Toxins. Volume 94, IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. 2010, pp. 450, ISBN: 978-92-832-1294-2. WHO, IARC, Geneva, Switzerland.

This volume presents the views and expert opinions of an IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans, discussed in a meeting in Lyon, France, 14-21 June 2006. Extensive information and literature are provided covering: exposure data; studies of cancer in humans (including stomach and oesophageal cancer, tumours of the brain, cancer of the urinary tract, genital and breast cancer, leukaemia and lymphoma, oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal cancer, colon and rectal cancers, pancreatic, lung and liver cancer); studies of cancer in experimental animals; mechanistic and other relevant data (including metabolism aspects, toxic and other effects); overall evaluation and rationale.