Cancer risk

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-004043",
  "term": "Cancer risk",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Cancer Risk",
  "definition": "1. A theoretical risk for getting cancer if exposed to a substance every day for 70 years (a lifetime exposure). The true risk might be lower.\n\n2. The probability of contracting cancer over the course of a lifetime, assuming continuous exposure (assumed to be 70 years for the purposes of NATA risk characterization).\n\n3. The probability of contracting cancer over the course of a lifetime, assuming continuous exposure (assumed in AirToxScreen to be 70 years).",
  "abbreviation": "Excess Lifetime Cancer Risk",
  "subject": "Outcomes",
  "references": [
    "ATSDR 2004; Thesaurus of Terms Used in Microbial Risk Assessment",
    "National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) Glossary",
    "AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/cancer-risk/"
}