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:'''Cancer potency''' a number that estimates the cancer risk (incidence) for a lifetime [[exposure]] to a substance per unit of [[dose]] which is generally expressed as mg / kg body wt / day. Also known as cancer slope factor. | :'''Cancer potency''' a number that estimates the cancer risk (incidence) for a lifetime [[exposure]] to a substance per unit of [[dose]] which is generally expressed as mg / kg body wt / day. Also known as cancer slope factor.<ref name="WHO report">[http://www.who.int/ipcs/methods/harmonization/draft_document_for_comment.pdf WHO Report]</ref> | ||
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- Cancer potency a number that estimates the cancer risk (incidence) for a lifetime exposure to a substance per unit of dose which is generally expressed as mg / kg body wt / day. Also known as cancer slope factor.[1]
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