1999
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107s2239
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Occupational cancer in the United Kingdom.

Abstract: Most of the known occupational hazards of cancer have occurred in the United Kingdom. Over recent decades a contraction of manufacturing industry and legal controls on carcinogens have led to reductions in exposure, but cases continue to occur, often as a consequence of exposures 20 or more years ago. By far the most important occupational cause of cancer in the United Kingdom is asbestos, which currently accounts for some 600 cases of mesothelioma and perhaps 100 cases of bronchial carcinoma per year. Recent … Show more

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“…To determine the cancer burden associated with these agents, estimates of relative risks, levels of exposure, and number of subjects exposed will be required. Alternatively, it may be possible to repeat the Doll & Peto methodology as recently described by David Coggon (Coggon, 1999). However, concern was expressed that one approach may not be sufficient for every carcinogen and a hierarchy of approaches may be required.…”
Section: Points For Consideration / Actions By Hsementioning
confidence: 99%
“…To determine the cancer burden associated with these agents, estimates of relative risks, levels of exposure, and number of subjects exposed will be required. Alternatively, it may be possible to repeat the Doll & Peto methodology as recently described by David Coggon (Coggon, 1999). However, concern was expressed that one approach may not be sufficient for every carcinogen and a hierarchy of approaches may be required.…”
Section: Points For Consideration / Actions By Hsementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a large class of ubiquitous pollutants produced by incomplete combustion of organic materials in the environment, and humans are exposed to PAHs from a wide variety of sources. Benzo­[a]­pyrene (BaP), one of the most carcinogenic, teratogenetic, and mutagenic PAHs, has been associated with an increased risk for developing many types of cancers, including lung, skin, and bladder cancer in humans, and has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) . Recent papers also reported the human reproductive toxicity, neurotoxic effect, and developmental toxicity of BaP, and human health risk due to exposure to BaP has become an increasingly concern. …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Em 1775, Sir Percival Pott associou o câncer de pele de escroto dos limpadores de chaminés à exposição a fuligem em condições de pouca higiene pessoal (POTT 1775apudBJ0RSET e BECHER, 1986, WAID 1990. GUSTAVSSON (1989) et aI, 1994;COOGON, 1999;BJ0RSET e BECHER, 1986), na produção de alumínio (MEDITEXT, 2000;BJ0RSET e BECHER, 1986;COOGON, 1999), usina de produção de asfalto (BJ0RSET e BECHER, 1986; BURSTYN et aI, 2003), incineradores de lixo (ANGERER et aI, 1992;BESOMBES et aI, 2001;BRESNITZ et aI, 1992;FÂNGMARK et aI, 1993;GUSTAVSSON, 1989;LI et aI, 2001;SCHUHMACHER et aI, 2002;WEI & WU, 1997;YASUDA, 1998;WHEATLEY e SADHRA, 2004), além de outras atividades, como na pavimentação de ruas (JONGENEELEN et aI, 1988;BJ0RSET e BECHER, 1986;BURSTYN et aI, 2003) e coleta de lixo (HARA et aI, 1997). Encontram-se poucas referências de trabalhos realizados no Brasil relacionados à exposição ocupacional aos HPAs (FARIA, 2003;PESQUERO, 2001;KATO et aI , 2004, ANDRADE, 2004 et aI, 1992) e a associação entre os HPAs e câncer é reconhecida a mais de 200 anos (POTT, 1875, apud, BJ0RSET e BECHER, 1986WAID, 1990) Mudanças Este indicador foi detectado em apenas 6 indivíduos expostos e a faixa de concentração encontrada foi de < 0,04 a 0,3 IJ,g / 9 de creatinina.…”
Section: Hidrocarbonetos Policíclicos Aromáticos -Hpasunclassified
“…A exposição ocupacional aos HPAs de uma forma geral pode causar vários danos ou agravos à saúde do trabalhador, como: irritação e fotosensibilidade ocular (MEDITEXT, 2000;ACGIH, 2006); irritação respiratória com tosse, bronquite, doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC) (MEDITEXT, 2000;ACGIH, 2006;BURSTYN et aI, 2003); câncer de boca e lábios em casos de exposição crônica (MEDITEXT, 2000); verruga do alcatrão mineral (lesão pré-cancerosa, que é intensificada pela exposição à luz ultravioleta) (MEDITEXT, 2000); moderada hepatotoxicidade e moderada nefrotoxicidade (estes dados foram observados em estudos com animais) (MEDITEXT, 2000); hematúria (MEDITEXT, 2000); aumento no risco de câncer de pele, bexiga, pulmão e trato gastro-intestinal em trabalhadores expostos aos HPAs (MEDITEXT, 2000;BOFFETTA et aI, 1997;BJ0RSET e BECHER, 1986;ARMSTRONG et aI, 2004;GUSTAVSSON, 1989;COOGON, 1999;HEMMINKI et aI, 1997); bem como risco de câncer de cabeça, pescoço e esôfago. O risco aumenta com a elevação da dose cumulativa dos HPAs (GUSTAVSSON et aI, 1998).…”
Section: Introductionunclassified