The Committee aims to publish papers where appropriate (except items where data was provided in confidence). These papers have been drafted by the secretariat and do not necessarily represent the veiws of the Committee or government departments. In some cases, the papers are published without the appended references which are subject to copyright of the publishing journals.
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2008
- CC/08/2 - Second draft working paper on chlorinated drinking water and cancer
- CC/08/3 - IPCS Mode of Action Human Relevance Framework
- CC/08/6 - Initial discussion paper on the assessment of chemical mixtures
- CC/08/7 - Second draft working paper
- CC/08/8 - 1,3-butadiene and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: review of the evidence for IARC's reclassification of 1,3-butadiene to Group 1 carcinogen
- CC/08/9 - Revision of OECD test guidelines for carcinogenicity studies
- CC/08/10 - Mechanisms contributing to the synergism of alcohol and tobacco in human cancers
- CC/08/11 - Excess Mortality in Two-Year Rodent Carcinogenicity Studies
- CC/08/12 - Revision of 1981 OECD Test Guidelines TG 451, (Chronic Carcinogenicity Study in Rodents), TG 452 (Long-Term Chronic Toxicity Study in Rodents by Oral Administration) and TG 453 (Combined Chronic Toxicity/Carcinogenicity Studies)
- CC/08/14 - Proposed strategy for reviewing carcinogen-carcinogen mixtures
- CC/08/15 - Update review of "Cancer incidence near municipal solid waste incinerators"
- CC/08/16 - First Draft Update Statement on the review of cancer incidence near municipal solid waste incinerators
- CC/08/17 - Horizon Scanning 2008
- CC/08/18 - Is age an independent risk factor for chemically induced acute myelogenous leukemia in children?
- CC/08/19 - Chemical mixtures: the potential for chemical interactions in carcinogenesis?
- CC/08/20 - Mechanisms contributing to the synergistic effects of asbestos and tobacco in human lung cancers
- CC/08/21 - Preliminary Report by SCHER, SCCP and SCENIHR in "Risk assessement methodologies and approaches for mutagenic and carcinogenic substances"
2007
- CC/07/1 - Assessing the risks of acute or short-term exposure to carcinogens
- CC/07/3 - Draft Working Paper on Prostate Cancer and Pesticide Exposure
- CC/07/4 - Technical guidance for derivation of DNELs and risk characterisation of non-threshold effect in the context of REACH
- CC/07/07 - Non-Hodgkin's review: overview paper
- CC/07/08 - Further consideration of the MOE approach for communicating the risks of exposure to genotoxic carcinogens
- CC/07/09 - Formaldehyde: an update on current assessment of carcinogenicity
- CC/07/10 - Revised Code of Conduct for observers
- CC/07/11 - Epidemiological studies of chlorinated drinking water and cancer
- CC/07/12 - Toxicogenomics: A selective update of the literature since 2004
- CC/07/13 - Folic acid - further papers
- CC/07/14 Annex 1 Annex 2 Annex 3 - Further consideration of the MOE approach
- CC/07/15 - Draft working paper
- CC/07/16 - Paper by Vineis et al (2007) on "Exposure to solvents and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Clues on putative mechanisms"
- CC/07/17 - Papers on QSAR predictive models for carcinogens
- CC/07/18 - Horizon scanning exercise 2007
- CC/07/19 - Draft working paper on chlorinated drinking water and cancer
2006
- CC/06/01 and convertable plus addiction COC
- CC/06/03 - Testicular Cancer - Overview Paper
- CC/06/6 - Ramazzini Study on the carcinogenicity os aspartame
- CC/06/8 - Age-related differences in the susceptibility of carcinogenesis
- CC/06/9 - Revised procedure for holding committee meetings in open session
- CC/06/10 - "Tissue Organisation Field Theory" of carcinogenesis
- CC/06/12 - "Creative Accounting": Report by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
- CC/06/13 - Initial discussion on comparative risk assessment
- CC/06/17 - Ramazzini study on the carcinogenicity of aspartame - Further information
- CC/06/18 - Annex 1 CC/93/29 + CC/94/7 - Betel quid, Pan Masala and areca nut chewing
- CC/06/19 - Acute T25 - Possible approach to potency ranking of single exposure genotoxic carcinogens
- CC/06/20 - Comparative Risk Assessment: Application of the MOE approach for communicating the risks of exposure to genotoxic carcinogens
- CC/06/21 - Horizon scanning exercise 2006
- CC/06/22 - Annex 2 published by DEFRA PS2609 - Report on prostate cancer and pesticide exposure
2005
- CC/05/2 - Carcinogenesis mode of action & human relevance framework
- CC/05/3 - Paper by Knox on childhood cancers & atmospheric carcinogens
- CC/05/5 - Overview of nanomaterial toxicology
- CC/05/6 - Single/short term exposure to carcinogens
- CC/05/7 - Expert opinions on trends in childhood cancer incidence
- CC/05/8 - Review of the possible associations between childhood leukaemia and residence near sources of traffic exhaust and petrol fumes
- CC/05/10 - Cholangiocarcinoma: Pathogenesis in humans and rats
- CC/05/12 - Human relevance framework: suggestions for additional work
- CC/05/13 - COC response to EFSA Scientific Committee
- CC/05/14 -
Draft Statement on the review of the possible association between
childhood leukaemia and residence near sources of traffic exhaust and petrol fumes
- CC/05/15 - Styrene: Mode of action evaluation: Lung tumours in mice
- CC/05/16 - The carcinogenicity of perfluoroalkyl acids - perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
- CC/05/17 - Horizon Scanning 2005
- CC/05/18 - Draft Working Paper on Nanomaterial Toxicology
- CC/05/19 - Statement of joint meeting 9 June 2005. Use of target organ mutagenicity data in carcinogenic risk assessment
- CC/05/20 - Review of the recent data on the quantitative relationship between alcohol consumption and squamous cell carcinoma
- CC/05/22 - Carcinogenicity of Furan
- CC/05/23 - PFOA
- CC/05/24 - Opinion of the Scientific Committee on a request from EFSA related to a Harmonised Approach for Risk Assessment of Substances Which are both Genotoxic and Carcinogenic
2004
- CC/04/2 - Prostate Cancer: Additional data and 1st draft statement
- CC/04/3 - Organochlorines and risk of breast cancer: Additional Information and 1st draft statement
- CC/04/4 - 1,3-Dichloropropanol
- CC/04/5 - Gene expression profiling in rats exposed to main stream smoke
- CC/04/6 - Gene expression profiling in rats exposed to main stream smoke
- CC/04/12 - Prostate Cancer: Occupational exposure to PAHs
- CC/04/13 - Prostate Cancer: Review of rubber industry
- CC/04/14 - Oesophageal cancer: Initial overview paper
- CC/04/15 - Draft COC guidelines: Response to consultation
- CC/04/18 - Malachite Green/Leucomalachite green
- CC/04/30 - Re-assessment of toxicological testing of tobacco products
- CC/04/31 - Childhood Cancer - Overview paper
- CC/04/32 - Horizon scanning paper
- CC/04/37 - Childhood leukaemia and environmental exposures
2003 
- CC/03/4 - Organochlorine insecticides and risk of breast cancer
- CC/03/18 - Environmental tobacco smoke. Paper by Enstrom JE and Kabat GC, BMJ, vol 326, 1057-1066
- CC/03/22 - Horizon scanning (paper from DH Toxicology Unit)
- CC/03/23 - Evaluation of dose-response at low dose levels (ED01)
- CC/03/25 - Biobank project: presentation by Dr Peter Greenaway
- CC/03/35 - Prostate Cancer
- Annex to CC/03/35 - Review of Prostate Cancer
- CC/03/36 - Prostate Cancer: additional systematic review
- CC/03/37 - Olfactory Neuroblastomas: Evidence for association in dental workers? An initial discussion paper
- CC/03/38 - Organochlorine Insecticides: Information on oestrogenicity (post 1999)
- CC/03/39 - Draft discussion paper on improving openness of COC (November 2003)
- CC/03/41 - Organochlorine insecticides: Tabulation/Graphical presentation of epidemiology studies
- Annex to CC/033/41 - Beta HCH
- Annex to CC/033/41 - DDT
- Annex to CC/033/41 - Dieldrin
- Annex to CC/033/41 - Graphs Sheet 1
- Annex to CC/033/41 - Graphs Sheet 2
- Annex to CC/033/41 - Graphs Sheet 3
- Annex to CC/033/41 - Graphs Sheet 4
- Annex to CC/033/41 - DDE
- CC/03/42 - 1,3 Dichloropropan-2-ol (November 2003)
2001
- CC/01/3 - Criteria for the design of gene-environment epidemiology studies- Table related to paper CC/01/3
- CC/01/4 - A review of potential target genes for susceptibility to carcinogenesis
- CC/01/5 - A review of how gene-environment studies should be used in risk assessment process
- CC/01/6 - 1,3-dichloropropan-2-ol (1,3 DCP) and 2,3-dichloropropan-1-ol (2,3 DCP)
- CC/01/22 - Recent developments, and ECETOC Workshop on proposed uses in chemical carcinogen regulation
- CC/01/25 - Minimum duration of carcinogenicity studies
2000 
- ILSI's Collaborative research program on alternative models for carcinogenicity assessment. Presentation to COC on 24 June 1999 by Dr Denise Robinson (HESI,ILSI) (COC/99/ILSI)
Supporting papers to Alcohol and Breast Cancer statement (COC/00/S4) prepared by the DH Toxicology Unit, Imperial College of Science and Technology:
- Review of alcohol: association with breast cancer
- Alcohol association with breast cancer possible mechanisms tabulated data on plasma and urinary sex hormone levels
- Appendix I to CC/98/23. Summary of original data on the relationship of alcohol to incidence of breast cancer (reviews, comments and editorial are not included)
- Review of alcohol: association with endometrial cancer
- Androgen and Oestrogen metabolism (diagram)

