Occupation

Jack Siemiatycki; Lesley Richardson; Paolo Boffetta

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195149616.003.0018

Occupation

Jack Siemiatycki, Lesley Richardson, Paolo Boffetta

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Abstract

This chapter discusses the link between occupational carcinogens and cancer. Topics covered include sources of evidence on risk to humans due to chemicals, published literature in the field of occupational cancer, percentage of cancer attributable to occupation, occupational cancer epidemiology, molecular epidemiology and gene environment interactions, cancer prevention, and structural challenges and obstacles to conduct epidemiological research on occupational cancer.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199865062
ISBN (Print)	0195149610, 9780195149616
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195149616.003.0018
State	Published - 1 Sep 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Cancer epidemiology
Cancer risk
Occupational cancer
Occupational carcinogens
Occupational environment

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