title: The ISS Carcinogens Data Bank (BDC).
abstract: The Data Bank on Carcinogens (Banca Dati Cancerogeni, BDC) is a factual data bank, available on the Istituto Superiore di Sanità website, aimed at supporting the risk management decision making of central and local administrators. It can also represent a valuable tool for industry. The available information on carcinogenicity evaluations/classifications produced by European Union and by other institutions (IARC, USEPA, NTP, CCTN) is presented in a concise form accompanied by bibliographic references enabling the users to consult the original sources and, in some cases, to be directly connected to the relevant website. The classifications carried out by each organization in accordance with its own criteria assign the examined agents to specific qualitative categories and do not include quantitative assessment. BDC intends to provide an easy tool for experts, researchers and risk managers dealing with carcinogenic agents.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Ambiente e Connessa Prevenzione Primaria, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Binetti
authors.forename: Federica
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ceccarelli
authors.forename: Francesca Marina
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Costamagna
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Angiolini
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fabri
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferri
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riva
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roazzi
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trucchi
authors.forename: Ida
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marcello
mesh_terms: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental / Q000145:classification* / Q000633:toxicity*; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000592:standards*; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D007558:Italy; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental