International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO)

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Key Facts

Abbreviation
IARC
Pronunciation
/ˌɪnərˈnæʃənɑl ˈeɪʤənsi fər ˈrisərʧ ɔn ˈkænsər hu/
Category
International
Related Field
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Examples in Context

  1. Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, of the France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer, who led the study, said the advantages of the technique were its simplicity and low cost.
  2. The International Agency for Research on Cancer ( IARC ), the specialized cancer agency of WHO, is leading efforts into studying cancer risk factors.
  3. Scientists in 13 countries carried out the study under the auspices of the international agency for research on cancer, part of the World Health Organisation.

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