ABSTRACT

IARC MONOGRAPH 9 1975 URACIL MUSTARD IS CARCINOGENIC IN MICE AND RATS FOLLOWING ITS INTRAPERITONEAL INJECTION, PRODUCING A DOSE-RELATED INCREASE IN THE INCIDENCE OF LUNG TUMORS IN MICE AND A VARIETY OF TUMORS IN BOTH MICE AND RATS. IN A 1979 SUPPLEMENT, IARC DETERMINED THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE FOR THE CARCINOGENICITY OF URACIL MUSTARD IN ANIMALS.