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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Occupational cancer is cancer caused by occupational hazards. Several cancers have been directly tied to occupational hazards, including chimney sweeps' carcinoma, mesothelioma, and others.

Carcinogens

Carcinogens are chemicals known to cause cancer with some kind of exposure. When a person is exposed to a carcinogen in the workplace, it may cause mutations that allow cells to grow out of control, causing cancer. Carcinogens in the workplace may include chemicals like anilines, chromates, dinitrotoluenes, arsenic and inorganic arsenic compounds, beryllium and beryllium compounds, cadmium compounds, nickel compounds, crystalline forms of silica, coal tar pitch volatiles, coke oven emissions, diesel exhaust and environmental tobacco smoke.[1]

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Epidemiology

An estimated 48,000 cancers are diagnosed yearly in the US that come from occupational causes; this represents approximately 4-10% of total cancer in the United States.[3]

References

  1. "Carcinogen List". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. "Occupational Exposure as a Painter" (PDF). International Agency for Research on Cancer. December 2009. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(09)70358-4. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. "Occupational Cancer". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2014.