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To examine the scientific basis and methodology of the conflicting 1999 and 2000 ATSDR evaluations regarding the potential human carcinogenicity of PCBs.

January 1, 2003Critical Reviews in Toxicology

Potential Human Cancer Risks from Exposure to PCBs: A Tale of Two Evaluations

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To examine the scientific basis and methodology of the conflicting 1999 and 2000 ATSDR evaluations regarding the potential human carcinogenicity of PCBs.
Reviewed scientific literature published between the 1999 and 2000 ATSDR assessments to evaluate new evidence regarding PCB exposure and cancer.
Conducted a comprehensive weight-of-evidence evaluation across all relevant human epidemiological data using standard U.S. EPA guidelines (1999a, 2003).
Only one relevant epidemiological study was published between the 1999 and 2000 ATSDR evaluations, and its findings supported the 1999 conclusion of no causal association.
Application of EPA weight-of-evidence criteria across all available epidemiological studies demonstrates no causal relationship between PCB exposure and any form of cancer.

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Critical review reveals no causal relationship between PCB exposure and cancer in humans, indicating that agency shifts lacked supporting epidemiological weight of evidence.

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Golden et al. (2003) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a703d72febe604dd70906c1 https://doi.org/10.1080/10408440390242414

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Critical review reveals no causal relationship between PCB exposure and cancer in humans, indicating that agency shifts lacked supporting epidemiological weight of evidence.

Potential Human Cancer Risks from Exposure to PCBs: A Tale of Two Evaluations

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Potential Human Cancer Risks from Exposure to PCBs: A Tale of Two Evaluations

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