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International Agency for Research on Cancer

Summary

International Agency for Research on Cancer is an organization[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • International Agency for Research on Cancer is in the country of France[3].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's instance of is recorded as organization[4].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's headquarters location is recorded as Q124656626[5].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's Commons category is recorded as International Agency for Research on Cancer[6].
  • May 20, 1965 marks the founding of International Agency for Research on Cancer[7].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's parent organization or unit is recorded as World Health Organization[8].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's official website is recorded as https://www.iarc.who.int[9].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's official website is recorded as https://www.iarc.who.int/fr/[10].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's director / manager is recorded as John Higginson[11].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's director / manager is recorded as Lorenzo Tomatis[12].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's director / manager is recorded as Paul Kleihues[13].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's director / manager is recorded as Peter Boyle[14].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's director / manager is recorded as Christopher Paul Wild[15].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's director / manager is recorded as Elisabete Weiderpass[16].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'International Agency for Research on Cancer'}[17].
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CIRC'}[18].

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Founding

May 20, 1965 marks the founding of International Agency for Research on Cancer[7].

Identity

International Agency for Research on Cancer's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CIRC'}[18].

Leadership

Directors / managers include John Higginson[11], Lorenzo Tomatis[12], Paul Kleihues[13], Peter Boyle[14], Christopher Paul Wild[15], and Elisabete Weiderpass[16].

Operations

International Agency for Research on Cancer's headquarters location is recorded as Q124656626[5]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as World Health Organization[8].

Why It Matters

International Agency for Research on Cancer has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

France organization

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . who.int. Retrieved . who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . who.int. Retrieved . who.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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