
Alcohol and Cancer | Cancer | CDC
Jun 11, 2025 · Overview Drinking alcohol raises your risk of getting several kinds of cancer: Mouth Throat (pharynx) Voice box (larynx) Esophagus Colon and rectum Liver Breast (in …
NIOSH Chemical Carcinogen Policy | Cancer | CDC
Jun 5, 2014 · NIOSH indicates that OSHA should include carcinogen designations for all chemicals that meet the OSHA definition of “potential occupational carcinogen” as established …
Benzene | Chemical Emergencies | CDC
Sep 6, 2024 · Benzene is a colorless or light-yellow liquid chemical at room temperature. Signs and symptoms of benzene poisoning depend on how you were exposed. Get clean and get …
Occupational Cancer | Cancer | CDC
Aug 1, 2024 · In 2022, an International Agency for Research on Cancer Working Group of experts assembled to re-evaluate occupational exposure as a firefighter as a carcinogen.
NIOSH Potential Occupational Carcinogens | NIOSH | CDC
Oct 17, 2018 · In this way, respirators will be consistently recommended regardless of whether a substance is a carcinogen or a non-carcinogen. Old Policy In the past, NIOSH identified …
CIB 34: Formaldehyde: Evidence of Carcinogenicity (81-111)
Jun 6, 2014 · The purpose of this bulletin is to request assistance from producers and distributors of formaldehyde and of substances and materials containing formaldehyde in giving this …
Tobacco and Cancer | Cancer | CDC
Jun 11, 2025 · Quitting can be hard The most important thing a person can do to avoid health risks from cancer is: If you don't use tobacco—don't start! If you do use tobacco—quit! No …
Ethylene Oxide (EtO): Evidence of Carcinogenicity - CDC
NIOSH) recommends that ethylene oxide be regarded in the workplace as a potential occupational carcinogen, and that appropriate controls be used to reduce worker exposure.
Health Effects of Cigarettes: Cancer | Smoking and Tobacco Use
Sep 17, 2024 · Cigarette smoke contains more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals can cause cancer. Smoking can cause cancer almost anywhere in the body. …
Thirteen OSHA-Regulated Carcinogens | NIOSH | CDC
Oct 17, 2018 · Without establishing PELs, OSHA promulgated standards in 1974 to regulate the industrial use of 13 chemicals identified as potential occupational carcinogens.