GENERA REMAKS ON THE AGENTS CONSIDERED This fifty-ninth volume of IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks ta
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This fifty-ninth volume of IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks ta Humans contains monographs on three human hepatotropic viruseshepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis D virus (HD~ also known as the delta agent). Until now, the subjects of IARC Monographs have been mainly single chemical compounds and, to a lesser extent, groups of chemicals, complex mixtures, cultural habits, occupational exposure circumstances and physical agents. The inclusion of biological agents in the programme was considered by an advisory group which met in 1991 (IARC, 1991). The report of that group recommended inclusion of biological agents, and the human hepatotropic viruses were given high priority for evaluation. At least five viruses (hepatitis A virus, HB~ HC~ HDVand hepatitis E virus) cause a
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