Pesticide Risk Assessment: Cancer 9 Cancer risk:The amount of a pesticide residue a person could consume daily for 70 years that would result in no more than 1-in-a-million (10-6)increased chance of developing cancer as a direct result of consumption of (exposure to)that chemical. 08 (nim) OSU rgoPesticide Risk Assessment: Cancer • Cancer risk: The amount of a pesticide residue a person could consume daily for 70 years that would result in no more than 1-in-a-million (10-6 ) increased chance of developing cancer as a direct result of consumption of (exposure to) that chemical