List of IARC Group 2B carcinogens
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Substances, mixtures and exposure circumstances in this list have been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as Group 2B : The agent (mixture) is possibly carcinogenic to humans. The exposure circumstance entails exposures that are possibly carcinogenic to humans.IARC Monographs .
Agents and groups of agents [edit ]
A-a-C (2-Amino-9H-pyrido[2,3-b ]indole)Acetaldehyde Acetamide Acrylonitrile Adapalene AF-2 (2-(2-Furyl)-3-(5-nitro-2-furyl)acrylamide)Aflatoxin M1para -Aminoazobenzeneortho-Aminoazotoluene 2-Amino-5-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazole Amsacrine ortho-Anisidine Antimony trioxide Aramite Auramine (technical-grade)Azaserine Aziridine Benz[j ]aceanthrylene
Benz[a ]anthracene Benzo[b ]fluoranthene Benzo[j ]fluoranthene Benzo[k ]fluoranthene Benzo[c ]phenanthrene Benzofuran Benzyl violet 4B 2,2-Bis(bromomethyl)propane-1,3-diol Bleomycin Bracken fern Bromodichloromethane Butylated hydroxyanisole b-Butyrolactone Caffeic acid Carbon black Carbon tetrachloride Catechol Chlordane Chlordecone (Kepone)Chlorendic acid para -Chloroaniline3-Chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone Chloroform 1-Chloro-2-methylpropene Chlorophenoxy herbicides 4-Chloro-ortho-phenylenediamine Chloroprene Chlorothalonil Chrysene CI Acid Red 114 CI Basic Red 9 CI Direct Blue 15 Citrus Red No. 2 Cobalt and cobalt compounds 1 Cobalt sulfate and other soluble cobalt(II) saltsCoconut oil diethanolamine condensatepara-Cresidine Cycasin Dacarbazine Dantron (Chrysazin, 1,8-Dihydroxyanthraquinone)Daunomycin DDT (p ,p' -DDT)N,N'-Diacetylbenzidine 2,4-Diaminoanisole 4,4'-Diaminodiphenyl ether 2,4-Diaminotoluene Dibenz[a,h ]acridine
Dibenz[a,j ]acridine
7H -Dibenzo[c,g ]carbazole
Dibenzo[a,e ]pyrene
Dibenzo[a,h ]pyrene
Dibenzo[a,i ]pyrene
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane 2,3-Dibromopropan-1-ol Dichloroacetic acid para-Dichlorobenzene 3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine 3,3'-Dichloro-4,4'-diaminodiphenyl ether 1,2-Dichloroethane Dichloromethane (methylene chloride)1,3-Dichloropropene (technical grade)Dichlorvos 1,2-Diethylhydrazine Diglycidyl resorcinol ether Dihydrosafrole Diisopropyl sulfate 3,3'-Dimethoxybenzidine (o -Dianisidine)para-Dimethylaminoazobenzene trans -2-[(Dimethylamino)methylimino]-5-[2-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-vinyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazole2,6-Xylidine (2,6-Dimethylaniline)3,3'-Dimethylbenzidine (o -Tolidine)1,1-Dimethylhydrazine 3,7-Dinitrofluoranthene 3,9-Dinitrofluoranthene 1,6-Dinitropyrene 1,8-Dinitropyrene 2,4-Dinitrotoluene 2,6-Dinitrotoluene 1,4-Dioxane Disperse Blue 1 1,2-Epoxybutane Ethyl acrylate Ethylbenzene Ethylene dichloride Ethyl methanesulfonate Foreign bodies, implanted in tissues
Polymeric, prepared as thin smooth films (with the exception of poly(glycolic acid))
Metallic, prepared as thin smooth films
Metallic cobalt, metallic nickel and an alloy powder containing 66-67% nickel, 13-16% chromium and 7% iron
2-(2-Formylhydrazino)-4-(5-nitro-2-furyl)thiazole Fumonisin B1 Furan Glu-P-1 (2-Amino-6-methyldipyrido[1,2-a :3',2'-d ]imidazole)
Glu-P-2 (2-Aminodipyrido[1,2-a :3',2'-d ]imidazole)
Glycidaldehyde Griseofulvin HC Blue No. 1 Heptachlor Hexachlorobenzene Hexachloroethane Hexachlorocyclohexanes Hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA)Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (infection with)Human papillomaviruses : some types other than 16, 18, 31 and 33Hydrazine 1-Hydroxyanthraquinone Indeno[1,2,3-cd ]pyrene
Iron-dextran complex
Isoprene Lasiocarpine Lead Magnetic fields (extremely low frequency )MeA-a-C (2-Amino-3-methyl-9H -pyrido[2,3-b ]indole)
Medroxyprogesterone acetate MeIQ (2-Amino-3,4-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f ]quinoline)
MeIQx (2-Amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo[4,5-f ]quinoxaline)
Merphalan 2-Methylaziridine (Propyleneimine)Methylazoxymethanol acetate 5-Methylchrysene 4,4'-Methylene bis(2-methylaniline)
4,4'-Methylenedianiline Methylmercury compounds 1
2-Methyl-1-nitroanthraquinone (uncertain purity)N-Methyl-N-nitrosourethane Methylthiouracil Metronidazole Michler's base (4,4'-methylene-bis(N ,N -dimethyl)benzenamine)Michler's ketone (4,4'-bis(dimethylamino)benzophenone)Microcystin-LR Mirex Mitomycin C Mitoxantrone Monocrotaline 5-(Morpholinomethyl)-3-[(5-nitrofurfurylidene)amino]-2-oxazolidinone
Nafenopin Naphthalene Nickel , metallic and alloysNiridazole Nitrilotriacetic acid and its salts 1 5-Nitroacenaphthene 2-Nitroanisole Nitrobenzene 6-Nitrochrysene Nitrofen (technical-grade)2-Nitrofluorene 1-[(5-Nitrofurfurylidene)amino]-2-imidazolidinone
N -[4-(5-Nitro-2-furyl)-2-thiazolyl]acetamideNitrogen mustard N -oxide
Nitromethane 2-Nitropropane 1-Nitropyrene 4-Nitropyrene N-Nitrosodi-n-butylamine N-Nitrosodiethanolamine N-Nitrosodi-n-propylamine 3-(N-Nitrosomethylamino)propionitrile N-Nitrosomethylethylamine N-Nitrosomethylvinylamine N-Nitrosomorpholine N-Nitrosopiperidine N-Nitrosopyrrolidine N-Nitrososarcosine Ochratoxin A Oestrogen-progestogen therapy, postmenopausal
Oil Orange SS Oxazepam Palygorskite (attapulgite) (long fibres, >5 µm)Panfuran S (containing dihydroxymethylfuratrizine)Phenazopyridine hydrochloride Phenobarbital Phenolphthalein Phenoxybenzamine hydrochloride Phenyl glycidyl ether
Phenytoin PhIP (2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo(4,5-b)pyridine )
Polychlorophenols and their sodium salts (mixed exposures)
Ponceau MX
Ponceau 3R
Potassium bromate Progestins Progestogen-only contraceptives
1,3-Propane sultone β-Propiolactone Propylene oxide Propylthiouracil Radiofrequency electromagnetic fields , such as, but not limited to, those associated with wireless phones [ 1] Refractory ceramic fibres Riddelliine Safrole Schistosoma japonicum Sodium ortho -phenylphenate Special-purpose fibres such as E-glass and '475' glass fibres
Sterigmatocystin Streptozotocin Styrene Sulfallate Tetrafluoroethylene Tetranitromethane Thioacetamide 4,4'-Thiodianiline Thiouracil Titanium dioxide Toluene diisocyanates Trichlormethine (Trimustine hydrochloride)Trp-P-1 (3-Amino-1,4-dimethyl-5H -pyrido[4,3-b ]indole)
Trp-P-2 (3-Amino-1-methyl-5H -pyrido[4,3-b ]indole)
Trypan blue Uracil mustard Vanadium pentoxide Vinyl acetate 4-Vinylcyclohexene 4-Vinylcyclohexene diepoxide Zalcitabine Zidovudine (AZT)
Mixtures [edit ] Exposure circumstances [edit ]
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External links [edit ] References [edit ]
^ Press release No 208, 31 May 2011 , IARC classifies Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans
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