Oral Cancer Slope Factor

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-019739",
  "term": "Oral Cancer Slope Factor",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An upper bound, approximating a 95% confidence limit, on the increased cancer risk from a lifetime exposure to an agent. This estimate, usually expressed in units of proportion (of a population) affected per mg/kg-day, is generally reserved for use in the low-dose region of the dose-response relationship, that is, for exposures corresponding to risks less than 1 in 100. See IRIS Glossary (2016).",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Health Effects Notebook Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/oral-cancer-slope-factor/"
}