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Occupational skin cancers [PDF]

Occupational Medicine, 2004
Skin cancer due to occupation is more common than is generally recognized, although it is difficult to obtain an accurate estimate of its prevalence. Over the past two centuries, occupational skin cancers have particularly been due to industrial exposure of men (it seems more so than women) to chemical carcinogens such as polycyclic hydrocarbons (e.g ...
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Estimating the burden of occupational cancer: assessing bias and uncertainty

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2017
Background and objectives We aimed to estimate credibility intervals for the British occupational cancer burden to account for bias uncertainty, using a method adapted from Greenland’s Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis.
S. Hutchings, L. Rushton
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Global and regional burden of cancer in 2016 arising from occupational exposure to selected carcinogens: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2020
Objectives This study provides a detailed analysis of the global and regional burden of cancer due to occupational carcinogens from the Global Burden of Disease 2016 study.
Tim Lesley Kyle Sally Kurt Degu Omar Dilaram Mohsen Fa Driscoll Rushton Steenland Hutchings Straif Abate
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Binding occupational exposure limits for carcinogens in the EU – good or bad?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2019
The European Union (EU) has increased its efforts to counteract cancer due to occupational exposure. This is done by several means, including more active use and revision of the Carcinogen Directive (1), launch of the Roadmap on Carcinogens (2) and the ...
Gunnar Johanson, Håkan Tinnerberg
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Pesticide exposure and risk of aggressive prostate cancer among private pesticide applicators

Environmental Health, 2020
Background Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men in developed countries; however, little is known about modifiable risk factors.
Larissa A. Pardo, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Catherine C. Lerro, Gabriella Andreotti, Jonathan N. Hofmann, Christine G. Parks, Dale P. Sandler, Jay H. Lubin, Aaron Blair, Stella Koutros   +9 more
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Pesticide exposure and incident thyroid cancer among male pesticide applicators in agricultural health study

Environment International, 2021
Background: Many pesticides are known to have thyroid-disrupting properties. However, few studies have evaluated the association between specific pesticide ingredients and risk of thyroid cancer.
Catherine C. Lerro, Laura E. Beane Freeman, Curt T. DellaValle, Gabriella Andreotti, Jonathan N. Hofmann, Stella Koutros, Christine G. Parks, Srishti Shrestha, Michael C.R. Alavanja, Aaron Blair, Jay H. Lubin, Dale P. Sandler, Mary H. Ward   +12 more
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Global burden of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer attributable to occupational carcinogens in 204 countries and territories, from 1990 to 2019: results from the global burden of disease study 2019

Annals of Medicine, 2023
Background Occupational-related cancers are a substantial global health issue. The largest proportion of occupational-related cancers is tracheal, bronchus, and lung (TBL) cancer.
Yan Zhang, Mi Mi, Ning Zhu, Zhijun Yuan, Yuwei Ding, Yingxin Zhao, Yier Lu, Shanshan Weng, Ying Yuan   +8 more
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Occupational low-dose irradiation and cancer risk among medical radiation workers.

Occupational Medicine, 2020
BACKGROUND Medical workers are the largest group of workers occupationally exposed to low doses of ionizing radiation (IR) worldwide. AIMS This review presents all the cohorts of medical workers exposed in the world and summarizes cancer risks ...
H. Chartier, P. Fassier, K. Leuraud, Sophie Jacob, C. Baudin, D. Laurier, M. Bernier   +6 more
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The psychological impact of diagnosis of sinonasal, nasopharyngeal, and laryngeal cancers: a systematic review

Frontiers in Psychology
ObjectiveHigh risk of degraded quality of life and psychological distress is observed in patients diagnosed with sinonasal, nasopharyngeal, and laryngeal cancers, which could be caused by exposure to carcinogens in workplaces.
Michela Bonafede, Angelo d'Errico, Sabrina Rugarli, Carolina Mensi, Lucia Miligi, Roberto Calisti, Rosa della Gatta, Sara Piro, Paola Melis, Donatella Vasselli, Alessandra Binazzi   +10 more
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Occupational cancer surveillance in China

Global Health Journal, 2018
Occupational cancer causes a large number of deaths every year, posing a great threat to public health in China and abroad. Occupational cancer surveillance can help to dynamically monitor and predict the trend of cancer occurrence and provide basic ...
Dafeng Lin, Yanfang Zhang, Xianqing Huang   +2 more
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