Partecipant of the evaluation committee

IARC Monographs on the Identification of Carcinogenic Hazards to Humans
Volume 136: Talc and Acrylonitrile
Lyon, France: 11 – 18 June 2024

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Link:https://monographs.iarc.who.int/iarc-monographs-volume-136/

People at Lyon, France: 11 – 18 June 2024.

 

From left: Emanuela Felley-Bosco, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Andrew Ghio, Occupational and Environmental Pulmonary Medicine, United States Environmental Protection Agency, USA; Maria Henriqueta Dias Lourenço Garcia Louro, National Institute of Health Dr Ricardo Jorge, Portugal; Laurie Davies, Health and Safety Executive, UK; Alessandro Gualtieri, Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Italy, Italy; Igor Linhart, Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Chemistry and Technology, Czechia.

 

Best people: Dario, Laurie and Sara.

The final plenary session – 18 June 2024.

 

THE OUTCOME OF THE EVALUATION:

Link:https://www.iarc.who.int/news-events/iarc-monographs-evaluate-the-carcinogenicity-of-talc-and-acrylonitrile-iarc-monographs-volume-136/

Some reactions:expert reaction to IARC monographs evaluating the carcinogenicity of talc _ Science Media Centre

June 2025: Volume 136 published! Download.

 

April 2026: follow up! Different opinions on talc carcinogenicity.

Read my Comment on the

Paper “The IARC re-classification of talc carcinogenicity: a move in the wrong direction?” by Andrey A. Korchevskiy & Ann G. Wylie, published in 2025 (Korchevskiy_Wylie_2025).

My Comment “Comments on the article “The IARC reclassification of talc carcinogenicity: a move in the
wrong direction?” by A.A. Korchevskiy and A.G. Wylie (2025)” (Gualtieri_2026).

Response Letter “Particles, fragments, fibers: what IARC missed in its assessment of talc mineralogy. (Authors’ reply to Comment on [“The IARC re-classification of talc carcinogenicity: a move in the wrong direction?”]) “. I have attached here the original paper, my Comment and the Response” (Korchevskiy_Wylie_response_2026).

 

Mia considerazione finale sul talco. E’ come il tempo per Sant Agostino, “Che cos’è? Se non me lo chiedi lo so; ma se invece mi chiedi che cosa sia, non so rispondere”,