Occupational cancer in developed countries.

Aaron Blair, Loraine Marrett, Laura Beane Freeman

Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA. blaira@exchange.nih.gov

Environmental health : a global access science source 2011

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Studies of occupational exposures have made major contributions to our understanding of human carcinogenesis. About one third of the factors identified as definite or probable human carcinogens were first investigated in the workplace and these exposures exact a considerable toll on working populations. There are many additional workplace exposures that are suspect carcinogens that require further evaluation to ensure a safe work environment. Information from occupational investigations is also relevant to the general population because many occupational exposures can be found outside the workplace. Much of our understanding about occupational cancer has been obtained from studies largely composed of white men in developed countries. The movement of industry from developed to developing countries underscores the need for future investigations to include more diverse populations. © 2011 Blair et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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Aaron Blair, Loraine Marrett, Laura Beane Freeman. Occupational cancer in developed countries. Environmental health : a global access science source. 2011;10 Suppl 1:S9