# International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)

> The WHO agency that classifies carcinogenic hazard; responsible for the Group 2B classifications of both RF fields (2011) and ELF magnetic fields (2002).

- Canonical URL: https://emfbase.com/organizations/iarc
- Collection: Organizations
- Record id: `organizations:iarc`
- Status: verified
- Last verified: 2026-08-12
- JSON: https://emfbase.com/api/organizations/iarc

## Key values

- **Role:** research
- **Jurisdiction:** International
- **Website:** https://www.iarc.who.int/

## Related records

- [IARC classification of radiofrequency fields as Group 2B (2011)](https://emfbase.com/studies/iarc-2011-rf-group-2b): IARC classified radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) based on limited evidence for glioma and acoustic neuroma from heavy mobile phone use.
- [IARC classification of ELF magnetic fields as Group 2B (2002)](https://emfbase.com/studies/iarc-2002-elf-magnetic-group-2b): IARC classified extremely low frequency magnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B) on the basis of consistent epidemiological associations with childhood leukaemia above roughly 0.3–0.4 µT.

## Sources

- `iarc-2b-rf` International Agency for Research on Cancer (2011). *IARC classifies radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans (Group 2B), Press Release N° 208*. https://www.iarc.who.int/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pr208_E.pdf — government, link checked 2026-08-12
- `iarc-monograph-80` International Agency for Research on Cancer (2002). *IARC Monographs Volume 80: Non-Ionizing Radiation, Part 1: Static and Extremely Low-Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields*. https://publications.iarc.who.int/98 — peer-reviewed, link checked 2026-08-12

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