Upper-bound lifetime cancer risk
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-029251
A likely upper limit to the true probability that a person will contract cancer over a 70-year lifetime due to a given hazard (such as exposure to a toxic chemical). This risk can be measured or estimated in numerical terms (for example, one chance in a hundred).
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-029251 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Subject | Air |
| References | AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms; National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) Glossary |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-ENV-029251",
"term": "Upper-bound lifetime cancer risk",
"field": "Environment",
"term_source": "Upper-Bound Lifetime Cancer Risk",
"definition": "A likely upper limit to the true probability that a person will contract cancer over a 70-year lifetime due to a given hazard (such as exposure to a toxic chemical). This risk can be measured or estimated in numerical terms (for example, one chance in a hundred).",
"subject": "Air",
"references": [
"AirToxScreen Glossary of Terms; National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) Glossary"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/upper-bound-lifetime-cancer-risk/"
}
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