Carcinogen Classification. Stuff to avoid

 

August 22, 2025

 

We are afraid of dying slowly, ie Dementia, and Cancers.  If there is a way to prevent these, would you be interested?

 Many would go for getting to the root causes, and manage exposure to these.  I want to write about cancer causing agents 1st.

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has evaluated >1000 agents and classified them into classes according to likelihood (strength of evidence) as below:

 

 

 

Here is a short YouTube video explaining this table https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP60nNXqNOo 

This time, FOR HEALTH, I bring up about WHAT TO AVOID. to stay in good health (the negatives).  Next week, I should talk about what to GET INTO OUR BODY, or DO to stay in good health (the positives).

GROUP 1 means "confirmed" cancer causing agents. Here is the link to the list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IARC_group_1 as of 2024. Here are some we are familiar with:

Viruses - HIV, HPV, Hep B, Hep C, Bacterium: H Pylori, 

Chemicals: Asbestos, Alcohol, Acetaldehyde, Benzene, Formaldehyde,

Radiation

Complex agents ie Aflatoxin, Coal tar, Processed meat, salted fish, Chinese Style, Soot, Wood dust.Tobacco, Welding.