Occupational and Environmental Exposures

Uses

Risks & contraindications

Where it comes from

Highlighted claims

• A minority of participants reported more than one year of unprotected occupational exposure to harmful substances. — Risk factors for cancer among the working population in China: a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the WECAN project
• The WHO Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 attributed about 334,000 cancer deaths to occupational exposures. — Risk factors for cancer among the working population in China: a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the WECAN project
• Cooking-related household air pollution is described as an established risk factor for lung cancer. — Risk factors for cancer among the working population in China: a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the WECAN project
• Infections and occupational exposures are significant contributors to cancer burden beyond lifestyle factors. — Risk factors for cancer among the working population in China: a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the WECAN project
• Diesel exhaust, asbestos, and other harmful substances were among the reported occupational exposure agents. — Risk factors for cancer among the working population in China: a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the WECAN project
• The article calls for improved hazard monitoring, engineering controls, and consistent use of personal protective equipment to address carcinogenic occupational exposures. — Risk factors for cancer among the working population in China: a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from the WECAN project