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The influence of breast cancer related lymphedema on women’s return-to-work
Background: Lymphedema is one of the major treatment complications following breast cancer surgery and radiation. As the majority of women who develop breast cancer are at the age of employment, occupational functioning and employment are issues of ...
Yuanlu Sun +2 more
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Background: Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) is a lifelong condition. Millions who develop breast cancer are younger than retirement age and at a lifetime risk for developing BCRL. Rural and small-town survivors may face unique challenges in terms
Allison B. Anbari +4 more
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Johanson & Tinnerberg (1) discuss the role of binding occupational exposure limit values (BOELV) in the European Union and whether these are “good” or “bad”.
John W Cherrie
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ABC OF Work Related Disorders: OCCUPATIONAL CANCERS [PDF]
The first report of cancer caused by occupational exposure was in 1775 by Percival Pott, a British surgeon who described scrotal cancer in boy chimney sweeps. A century later, in 1895, Rehn, a German surgeon working in Frankfurt, treated a cluster of three cases of bladder cancer in workers at a local factory producing aniline dyestuffs from coal tar.
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Clinical practice guidelines for cancer-related fatigue in China (2021 edition) [PDF]
Cancer has become one of the most important public issues which seriously influence the health condition of Chinese population. The cancer-related fatigue has drawn great attention.
Tumor Support and Rehabilitation Therapy Group, the Oncology Committee of Chinese Medical Association
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Objective Asbestos was widely used in construction in both a friable and a compact form until the 1990s, before its use was banned. Today, many of these materials are still in situ and represent a source of risk for construction workers. The objective of
L. Vimercati +6 more
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Work-Related Lung Cancer: The Practitioner’s Perspective
The article explores work-related lung cancer from a practitioner's perspective. Particular focus is given to cancer from occupational agents including nickel compounds, silica dust, cadmium and cadmium compounds, and coal-tar. Additional topics discussed include the updated Chemical Carcinogen Policy from The National Institute for Occupational Safety
David N, Weissman, John, Howard
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Work stress and risk of cancer: meta-analysis of 5700 incident cancer events in 116 000 European men and women [PDF]
Objective To investigate whether work related stress, measured and defined as job strain, is associated with the overall risk of cancer and the risk of colorectal, lung, breast, or prostate cancers.Design Meta-analysis of pooled prospective individual ...
Burr, Herman, +152 more
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The burden of cancer at work: estimation as the first step to prevention [PDF]
Objectives: Work-related cancers are largely preventa¬ble. The overall aim of this project is to estimate the current burden of cancer in Great Britain attributable to occupational factors, and identify carcinogenic agents, industries and occupations ...
Brown, T. P., Rushton, L., Hutchings, S.
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Background In most countries, the numbers of work-related cancer identified are much lower than are the estimated total burden of cancer caused by exposure at work.
Lee Lukas, Langård Sverre
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