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ArticleArchives of toxicology2022

A new approach to the classification of carcinogenicity.

John E Doe, Alan R Boobis, Samuel M Cohen, Vicki L Dellarco, Penelope A Fenner-Crisp, Angelo Moretto, Timothy P Pastoor, Rita S Schoeny, Jennifer G Seed, Douglas C Wolf

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Article in Archives of toxicology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

John E DoeSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Byrom Street, Liverpool, L3 3AF, UK. j.e.doe@ljmu.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-5393-1421
Alan R BoobisNational Heart and Lung Institute, Hammersmith Campus, Imperial College London, London, W12 0NN, UK.
Samuel M CohenDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, Havlik-Wall Professor of Oncology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-3135, USA.
Vicki L DellarcoIndependent Consultant, Silver Spring, MD, 20901, USA.
Penelope A Fenner-CrispIndependent Consultant, North Garden, VA, 22959, USA.
Angelo MorettoDipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Toraco-Vascolari e Sanità Pubblica (Department of Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular and Public Health Sciences), Università degli Studi di Padova, Padua, Italy.
Timothy P PastoorPastoor Science Communication, LLC, Greensboro, NC, 27455, USA.
Rita S SchoenyRita Schoeny LLC, Washington, DC, 20002, USA.
Jennifer G SeedIndependent Consultant, Alexandria, VA, 22301, USA.
Douglas C WolfSyngenta Crop Protection LLC, Greensboro, NC, 27419, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Concern over substances that may cause cancer has led to various classification schemes to recognize carcinogenic threats and provide a basis to manage those threats. The least useful schemes have a binary choice that declares a substance carcinogenic or not. This overly simplistic approach ignores the complexity of cancer causation by considering neither how the substance causes cancer, nor the potency of that mode of action. Consequently, substances are classified simply as "carcinogenic", compromising the opportunity to properly manage these kinds of substances. It will likely be very difficult, if not impossible, to incorporate New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) into binary schemes. In this paper we propose a new approach cancer classification scheme that segregates substances by both mode of action and potency into three categories and, as a consequence, provides useful guidance in the regulation and management of substances with carcinogenic potential. Examples are given, including aflatoxin (category A), trichlorethylene (category B), and titanium dioxide (category C), which demonstrate the clear differentiation among these substances that generate appropriate levels of concern and management options.

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CarcinogensNeoplasmsHumansRisk AssessmentCarcinogensApproachCarcinogenicityClassificationMethodologyMew

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PMID35701604
PMCPMC9325845

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