Scientific Considerations for Evaluating Cancer Bioassays Conducted by the Ramazzini Institute
Author(s) -
Jeffrey S. Gift,
Jane C. Caldwell,
Jennifer Jinot,
Marina V. Evans,
Ila Cote,
John J. Vandenberg
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1306661
Subject(s) - lymphoma , medicine , context (archaeology) , medical diagnosis , cancer , leukemia , pathology , oncology , biology , paleontology
The Ramazzini Institute (RI) has completed nearly 400 cancer bioassays on > 200 compounds. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and others have suggested that study design and protocol differences between the RI and other laboratories by may contribute to controversy regarding cancer hazard findings, principally findings on lymphoma/leukemia diagnoses.
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