IARC is in the process of developing a formal Access Policy with respect to all of its bio-specimen collections, including those from collections that are no longer the object of current investigations. Whilst this Access Policy is being established, the IARC contact person, listed on the IARC Biobank Collections page, provides the first point of contact for requests for access to collections for scientific collaboration. In some instances this also requires the permission of the study Steering Committee. All proposals will have to be cleared by IARC's ethics committee (IEC). In order to establish collaboration with any particular study, please contact the IARC contact person for the collection.